Deco: C.Ronaldo - hard worker, but L.Messi was born with talent

Former "Barcelona" and Portugal national team star Deco mentioned that the best players he had the opportunity to play with were Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The 37-year-old retired midfielder spent four years playing alongside L. Messi at "Barca," and defended his national team's honor with C. Ronaldo for seven years.

Deco admits that both footballers are very different and have their advantages, but the Portuguese separates "the magician of the ball" Ronaldinho from all the planet's players.

"Lionel and Cristiano are different," Deco told "FourFourTwo" journalist. "Messi was born with talent, but it's also amazing how Ronaldo acquired that talent through hard work."

"It would be difficult to choose one of them, but perhaps the best experience was playing with Leo. Still, Ronaldinho did things I had never seen before," added the Portuguese legend.