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Antonio Cassano claims Cristiano Ronaldo 'is not even in the top five' greatest players of all-time in another scathing attack on Manchester United star and Ballon D'Or nominee after the Italian called him 'selfish' this year

Italian football legend Antonio Cassano claims Cristiano Ronaldo is not even in the top five greatest players of all-time in another scathing attack on the Portuguese star.

Ronaldo was branded as the greatest player ever by his agent Jorge Mendes, after the 36-year-old was included on the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon D'Or prize, which the Portuguese icon has won five times before.

Retired Italy star Cassano, who has been critical of Ronaldo in the past, believes Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Johan Cruyff and former Brazil striker Ronaldo Nazario all rank above the Manchester United winger in the history of football's best.