Blatter hails ´living legends´ Messi, Ronaldo

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has praised La Liga stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, referring to the duo as living legends.

The 76-year-old feels the two are quite different on the pitch, but has nothing but positive words for both the Barcelona star and the Real Madrid attacker.

“Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Both. They are different but both fantastic for football,” Blatter told Marca.

“Cristiano wants to be the general on the pitch, lay down the law and scream here I stand. Messi, on the other hand, is like a conjurer, a magician. They are both living legends of football.”

Blatter said outspoken coaches like Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola were good for the image of the game.

“Mourinho’s one of the giants in football. It’s good for the sport to have big names like Mourinho, Ferguson, Wenger, Guardiola,” he said.

“Each one has his own style and charisma. They don’t sit on the bench all sad and quiet.”