{"id":191035,"date":"2024-06-19T18:02:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T18:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/19\/ramos-was-my-fiercest-rival\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T18:02:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T18:02:13","slug":"ramos-was-my-fiercest-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/19\/ramos-was-my-fiercest-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ramos Was My Fiercest Rival\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/messi-and-ronaldo.webp\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Messi and Ramos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi has said Sergio Ramos was his most intense rival when they both played in El Cl\u00e1sico in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The two had numerous battles when Messi played for Barcelona and Ramos led Real Madrid\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>The rivalry settled when the pair unexpectedly became teammates at Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his nephew\u2019s YouTube show about which player he argued with the most during his career, Messi said: \u201cWe fought a lot with Sergio Ramos. We later became teammates, but [before] in the Cl\u00e1sicos, we always grabbed each other. The Cl\u00e1sicos were intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ramos has previously described Messi as \u201cthe best player football ever produced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Ramos\u2019 departure from Sevilla was announced by the Spanish club.<\/p>\n<p>The former Spain captain returned to his boyhood club last summer after two seasons at PSG and scored seven goals in 37 appearances for Sevilla.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran defender turned down an option to extend his second stay at the club but denied he is considering retiring from football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d Ramos said of quitting the sport. \u201cI feel physically fit. I am hungry to continue playing. I see myself playing for one or two years. I had the option to stay at Sevilla but I\u2019ve taken a personal decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A World Cup-winner with Spain and two-time European champion, Ramos, 38, has been linked with a move to MLS where he could come up against Messi again.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, Argentina\u2019s captain, joined Inter Miami in MLS in July 2023 after his contract at PSG expired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t taken a decision yet,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cI have not signed anything with any club. Fortunately, I have interesting options. I\u2019ve earned the right to decide my future and that of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messi and Ramos Lionel Messi has said Sergio Ramos was his most intense rival when they both played in El Cl\u00e1sico in Spain. The two had numerous battles when Messi played for Barcelona and Ramos led Real Madrid\u2019s defence. 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Speaking on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Ramos Was My Fiercest Rival\u2019 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/19\/ramos-was-my-fiercest-rival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Ramos Was My Fiercest Rival\u2019 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Messi and Ramos Lionel Messi has said Sergio Ramos was his most intense rival when they both played in El Cl\u00e1sico in Spain. 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