Premier League - Ronaldo wins place in Greatest XI
Cristiano Ronaldo fought off strong competition from David Beckham to be named our Greatest Premier League right-midfielder.
Next season will be the 20th in Premier League history and over the summer we are compiling the best XI to grace the top-flight since the competition's inception in 1992.
Each Monday we will provide a short list of players and you can vote for your favourite in the Eurosport-Yahoo! online poll or on the Eurosport Facebook page.
Each Thursday our panel of experts make their decision – their votes count for 50% - while the poll votes also count for 50%.
There were two runaway leaders this week with Beckham and Ronaldo - both former owners of Manchester United's famous No. 7 shirt - fighting fiercely for contention.
Ronaldo's devastating haul of goals and array of tricks saw him come top of the experts' poll and the poll on the football homepage. However, Beckham's set-piece prowess convinced readers on our Facebook page, where he was the runaway leader.
Ronaldo joins Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Tony Adams, Nemanja Vidic and Ashley Cole in our XI.
Eurosport Experts' Result (50% - double points): 10-Cristiano Ronaldo, 8-David Beckham, 6-Robert Pires, 4-Steve McManaman, 2-Steve Stone
Facebook Poll Result (25%): 5-David Beckham, 4-Cristiano Ronaldo, 3-Steve McManaman, 2-Robert Pires, 1-Steve Stone
Home Page Poll Result (25%): 5-Cristiano Ronaldo, 4-David Beckham, 3-Robert Pires, 2-Steve McManaman, 1-Steve Stone
Final scores: 19-Cristiano Ronaldo, 17-David Beckham, 11-Robert Pires, 9-Steve McManaman, 4-Steve Stone
Here's some of the best user comments left on the Eurosport-Yahoo! website, the Eurosport mobile app and the Eurosport Facebook page:
"David Beckham is an idol for United. Has great passion for the game. Still one of the best" - Mahmoud Abubakar
"All the jealousy should be put to one side its ronaldo all the way , the best player ever to play in the premier league" - Peters
"I think Beckham made the most of the limited ability he had and with his talent for self-promotion on a grand scale people started to believe he was better than he actually was. Fergie saw that quicker than most and when Beckham was dispensed with United actually prospered. Much as I disliked the way Ronaldo messed United about and his great arrogance you would have to be extremely short-sighted, or related to Beckham, to think he was better than Ronaldo." - David
"If was just about free kicks and step overs then Ronaldo would get the nod but Beckham could put the ball on a sixpence from just about anywhere. As per others both are better centrally but overall has to Beckham." - thesproutman
"Ronaldo had a mesmerising (and devastating) combination of two-footedness, technical skill, set piece ability, shooting ability, heading ability and the ability to go past players. He dominated the league like nobody else for 3 seasons. Beckham never had all that." - The Undertaker (RIP)
Come back on Monday when we start the search for our centre-midfielders.
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Each Monday we will provide a short list of players and you can vote for your favourite in the Eurosport-Yahoo! online poll or on the Eurosport Facebook page.
Each Thursday our panel of experts make their decision – their votes count for 50% - while the poll votes also count for 50%.
There were two runaway leaders this week with Beckham and Ronaldo - both former owners of Manchester United's famous No. 7 shirt - fighting fiercely for contention.
Ronaldo's devastating haul of goals and array of tricks saw him come top of the experts' poll and the poll on the football homepage. However, Beckham's set-piece prowess convinced readers on our Facebook page, where he was the runaway leader.
Ronaldo joins Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Tony Adams, Nemanja Vidic and Ashley Cole in our XI.
Eurosport Experts' Result (50% - double points): 10-Cristiano Ronaldo, 8-David Beckham, 6-Robert Pires, 4-Steve McManaman, 2-Steve Stone
Facebook Poll Result (25%): 5-David Beckham, 4-Cristiano Ronaldo, 3-Steve McManaman, 2-Robert Pires, 1-Steve Stone
Home Page Poll Result (25%): 5-Cristiano Ronaldo, 4-David Beckham, 3-Robert Pires, 2-Steve McManaman, 1-Steve Stone
Final scores: 19-Cristiano Ronaldo, 17-David Beckham, 11-Robert Pires, 9-Steve McManaman, 4-Steve Stone
Here's some of the best user comments left on the Eurosport-Yahoo! website, the Eurosport mobile app and the Eurosport Facebook page:
"David Beckham is an idol for United. Has great passion for the game. Still one of the best" - Mahmoud Abubakar
"All the jealousy should be put to one side its ronaldo all the way , the best player ever to play in the premier league" - Peters
"I think Beckham made the most of the limited ability he had and with his talent for self-promotion on a grand scale people started to believe he was better than he actually was. Fergie saw that quicker than most and when Beckham was dispensed with United actually prospered. Much as I disliked the way Ronaldo messed United about and his great arrogance you would have to be extremely short-sighted, or related to Beckham, to think he was better than Ronaldo." - David
"If was just about free kicks and step overs then Ronaldo would get the nod but Beckham could put the ball on a sixpence from just about anywhere. As per others both are better centrally but overall has to Beckham." - thesproutman
"Ronaldo had a mesmerising (and devastating) combination of two-footedness, technical skill, set piece ability, shooting ability, heading ability and the ability to go past players. He dominated the league like nobody else for 3 seasons. Beckham never had all that." - The Undertaker (RIP)
Come back on Monday when we start the search for our centre-midfielders.
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