Rio Ferdinand Shares Theory on Why Thierry Henry and R9 Are Beefing With Cristiano Ronaldo

• Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded as one of the best footballers of all time
• However, Thierry Henry and Ronaldo Nazario do not rate him highly
• The Brazilian icon has previously snubbed CR7 from his list of GOATs

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has explained why France national, Thierry Henry, has been beefing with Cristiano Ronaldo as a secondary storyline is disclosed.

Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, thanks to his achievements throughout his career.

However, despite his impressive journey, some former footballers, including Henry, do not rate the Portugal international highly.

According to Rio, a specific moment stirred up the not-so-good terms between the two stars who played for England clubs, Arsenal and Manchester United respectfully.

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Ronaldo landed at Old Trafford one season after Rio Ferdinand had gotten a spot in the United squad, coming from Leeds United during the 2002 summer window transfer.

In a four-season span, Henry played against Ronaldo in the Premier League before leaving the Gunners for Spanish giants, Barcelona.

Rio's theory on why Henry, R9 dislike Ronaldo

A heart-stopping Premier League fixture in the year 2005, is what Rio Ferdinand believes cooked the cold relationship between the two stars.

A match that ended up with United thwarting Arsenal's dreams in a 4-2 win, as Ronaldo scored a brace in the game at Highbury.

Apparently, Ferdinand believes that Henry has never had a soft spot for Ronaldo, despite him fighting to not make it open for a long time.

"The way I see Thierry talk about Cristiano, it's more what he doesn't say. He doesn't talk about him with any zest or spark. It's like he's downplaying Cristiano a lot," Ferdinand said via Sportskeeda.

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Rio further delved into the supposed beef between Cristiano and Brazilian Ronaldo.

According to the former defender, it has something to do with the duo sharing a name.

"There's beef there somewhere you know. It's cause of the name. I think because of the name, as if he says," he said.

Per Goal, R9 has previously snubbed the Portuguese ace from his top 10 list of best players of all time.

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Mainoo has enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence in recent months, which has earned him a call-up with the England senior team.