Peter Crouch's comments on the Ronaldo vs Messi debate are absolutely class

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi is easily the biggest debate in world football.

The two superstars have dominated the sport in the last ten years, with fans across the globe divided on who is the greatest.

Ronaldo's stunning bicycle kick against Juventus - a goal which effectively sealed Real Madrid's passage to the Champions League last four - has got people debating once again.

Messi did a great job reinforcing his own case three days before that wonder-goal, coming off the bench when Barcelona were 2-0 down away at Sevilla and scoring a superb effort to equalise in the final minute.

It's stuff that regular players would produce once or twice in their careers, but these two do it on such a consistent basis that it's frightening.

So when Peter Crouch was asked to write up his weekly Daily Mail column, the Ronaldo v Messi debate was always going to be the primary topic.

And what the Stoke City striker wrote was so well articulated and it perfectly summed up how all fans should view the situation.

"He will not entertain the idea of losing and I am convinced that what Lionel Messi does for Barcelona drives on Ronaldo. How many times have you seen Messi score a hat-trick one night and then Ronaldo do the same 24 hours later? It can’t be a coincidence.

"I never got to see Diego Maradona play, other than on TV. I have seen only clips of Johan Cruyff and Pele and read about the feats of Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas, but I honestly believe Ronaldo and Messi are the two greatest players who have ever breathed

 "A few weeks ago, I referred to the fact that I will enjoy telling my grandchildren one day that I shared a pitch with Messi — it was during a Champions League game for Liverpool in 2007 — but I will say the same about Ronaldo.

"People love discussing which one of the two is the best and it is certainly interesting. I have always been in Messi’s camp, as I feel his talents are God-given and natural, while Ronaldo has worked relentlessly to make himself invincible with that incredible physical strength.

"Really, though, the argument about who is better should stop. We do not know how much longer we are going to see them and we should just enjoy what they are doing without trying to make one of them second best.

"These players have provided countless memories for countless people, whether it was with a trick or a flick in a little game or a goal to win a trophy. Do not separate them. Savour them."

Well said Crouchy, well said.