{"id":11273,"date":"2025-07-05T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/i-played-with-messi-and-ronaldo-and-the-english-legend-was-my-greatest-teammate-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T17:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T21:08:07","slug":"i-played-with-messi-and-ronaldo-and-the-english-legend-was-my-greatest-teammate-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/i-played-with-messi-and-ronaldo-and-the-english-legend-was-my-greatest-teammate-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I played with Messi and Ronaldo, and the English legend was my greatest teammate of all time.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/i-played-with-messi-and-ronaldo-and-the-english-legend-was-my-greatest-teammate-of-all-time\/#Sir_Alex_Ferguson_named_the_Arsenal_star_%E2%80%9Cperfect%E2%80%9D_for_Man_Utd_and_tried_to_sign_him\" >Sir Alex Ferguson named the Arsenal star &#8220;perfect&#8221; for Man Utd and tried to sign him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/i-played-with-messi-and-ronaldo-and-the-english-legend-was-my-greatest-teammate-of-all-time\/#Carlos_Tevez_Rooney_was_my_greatest_teammate_of_all_time\" >Carlos Tevez: Rooney was my greatest teammate of all time.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Beyond the gap between both Manchester United and Manchester City, he specializes in Argentina, as he crosses the gap between Juventus and Manchester City, it&#8217;s fair to say that Carlos Tevez&#8217;s career is not short in the moments to remember and the moments of his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The iconic forward shared a dressing room with some of the best players in football history, but the two who quickly stand out are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p>Tevez became an Olympic gold medalist with Argentina&#8217;s Lionel Messi in 2004, but he was the most successful along with club-level Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>During the two seasons they played together at Old Trafford from 2007 to 2009, the offensive duo won the Premier League, Club World Cup, League Cup and Champions League twice. To say their partnership was a success is an incredible understatement.<\/p>\n<p>Their best season helped Manchester United head into another season when they scored a total of 45 Premier League goals in the 2007\/08 campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Premier League Statistics 2007\/08 (via FBREF)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Carlos Tevez<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>exterior<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Of course, it was not so long ago that Tevez committed the ultimate sin of trading Old Trafford and committed the opportunity to join Arch rival Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>The often-impact Tevez has had when partnering with Manchester United&#8217;s Argentina and Ronaldo Messi, and the forward has been filled with praise for many years, previously told reporters. <em>&#8220;Cristiano had to work and prepare to be the best, but for Leo it comes naturally.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"2045-49c9-b87da6306b55\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sir_Alex_Ferguson_named_the_Arsenal_star_%E2%80%9Cperfect%E2%80%9D_for_Man_Utd_and_tried_to_sign_him\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSir Alex Ferguson named the Arsenal star &#8220;perfect&#8221; for Man Utd and tried to sign him<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Red Devils and the gunners have a fierce Premier League rivalry. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;These are the biggest differences we can see between the two best players on the planet. Messi plays a different sport. It&#8217;s normal for him to score three goals (in any game).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But when Messi and Ronaldo were asked to choose his best teammate as much as stealing headlines, Tevez chose to name the legend of England and United in place of the man who ruled the Baron de Or podium for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"carlos-tevez-rooney-was-my-best-ever-teammate\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carlos_Tevez_Rooney_was_my_greatest_teammate_of_all_time\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Carlos Tevez: Rooney was my greatest teammate of all time.<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tevez, who snubbed both Messi and Ronaldo, revealed that Wayne Rooney was his best teammate in an interview broadcast by Gibemesport.<\/p>\n<p>    The impact that the English legend had as part of the deadly front three with Ronaldo and Tevez is clearly something the latter has not forgotten and will not do so soon.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_16\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I had the honor of playing with great players. At United, there was Cristiano on the team and Messi on the national team. Boca Junior had striker Martin Palermo for his teammates. He was very impressive.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;And even though we share the same humble origins, the humility he grew up in Liverpool was clearly a little more endurable than the Argentinean Fuerte Apache, where I grew up.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Some people quickly underestimate Rooney&#8217;s influence, but Tevez went as far as to advance the former United on top of the two great football players when discussing his best teammates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyond the gap between both Manchester United and Manchester City, he specializes in Argentina, as he crosses the gap between Juventus and Manchester City, it&#8217;s fair to say that Carlos Tevez&#8217;s career is not short in the moments to remember and the moments of his teammates. 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