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GARY LINEKER, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright have revealed who they would pick in the battle of Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi.

Never has a rivalry so intense burned so brightly at the top of football soccer tips for so long.

And ardent supporters on both sides pledge religious-like allegiance to either the Barcelona genius - who comes out on top in the pair's head-to-head battles - or the Juventus icon.

They are even used to describe personality types - are you a bit of a Ronaldo lad or more of a Messi gent?

Well, turns out even the Match of the Day hosts are split on the question of who is the better footballer - even if Kylian Mbappe is set to eclipse them both.

Speaking on their latest MOTD podcast, all three laid out their cases - becoming just the latest stars to voice their opinion on the GOAT debate.

Here they are below, with the winner revealed at the bottom.

Ian Wright
"Cristiano Ronaldo, on what he's done in different leagues, the goals he's scored, his workrate, his total drive for perfection and what he's doing, for me, he just pips it as the top man.

"In my opinion, what Ronaldo has done to get himself to where he is...

"Messi has done the same with Barcelona, the loyalty he has - they were the only ones who wanted to pay the growth hormones he had to take at £9,000 a pop.

"The fact Ronaldo has gone to different leagues has got to count for something.

"He continually pushes himself to the next place. free soccer tips The way Ronaldo has driven his way to the top is No 1 for me.

"But you cannot ignore Messi's statistics and the loyalty he has shown."