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Former Hearts of Oak forward\u00a0Bernard Dong Bortey\u00a0has confidently stated that his free-kick skills are more akin to football legends like Ronaldinho and Beckham, rather than Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n
Dong Bortey, who is famous for scoring wonder goals, is also known for the classic free kicks he scored during his active days as a footballer.<\/p>\n
While some have compared his free-kick posture to that of Ronaldo, Dong Bortey believes his abilities far surpass those of the Portuguese star.<\/p>\n
According to Dong Bortey, comparisons should be made with players like Roberto Carlos, Juninho, and Ronaldinho, who were his contemporaries.<\/p>\n
\u201cRonaldo noticeably lags. I played during the time of Beckham and Juninho, but Ronaldo was still very young and often came off the bench,\u201d the ex-player said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must compare me with Roberto Carlos, Figo, Pirlo, Totti, Juninho, Ronaldinho, and others, but not with Ronaldo,\u201d Bortey stated during an interview with Mothers 102.FM in Accra.<\/p>\n
During his long stint with Hearts of Oak, Dong Bortey made over 100 appearances and was instrumental in the club winning four league titles and the CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n
He was also a joint top scorer in the Ghana Premier League in 2002.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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