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‘The best of all’ – Eto’o names Brazil legend Ronaldo as only player better than him

Samuel Eto’o believes two-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all time.

Ronaldo was renowned for his goalscoring exploits for Brazil and at club level for Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSV, and Inter Milan with hundreds of goals in a professional career that spanned 18 years.

Aside from his success at club level, the 43-year-old won two Fifa World Cups, in 1994 and 2002, and was crowned the Fifa World Player of the Year thrice, while winning the Ballon d'Or in 1997 and 2002.

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When quizzed about the best strikers of all time, Eto’o - who claimed to be the greatest African player ever - named the Brazilian legend, fondly nicknamed 'El Fenomeno' - a Portuguese word meaning the Phenomenon.