Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Football fans discuss who is the greatest footballer of all time

It’s the ultimate question - but what is the answer?

There’s been so many great footballers throughout the years.

Pele, Johan Cruyff, George Best, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are all viewed as some of the best to ever grace the game, but who is truly the greatest player of all time?

BirminghamWorld asked football fans for their views. The fans - @dbrindle @ajnealen and @AmosMurphy quickly narrowed the discussion down to Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

You can see their conclusions in the video at the top of our story.

Do you agree?

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo | Getty

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