Cristiano Ronaldo was unhappy that Antonio Cassano did not include him in his list of the "top ten players" of all time. According to Sport24.az, Cassano shared this on his social media account and said that he had received a message from Ronaldo regarding the matter:
"My number one is Brazilian Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo is not in my top 'five,' or even my top 'ten,' because I value completely different qualities in a player.
The next day, after I finished work, I received an SMS from Spain, from a number starting with the +34 code. It was a list of all his cups, goals, and statistics. Then he sent me a voice message: "You disrespected me, don't do it again. You only scored 150 goals and only won four cups!"
I replied to him like this: "Dear Cristiano, listen to me. You think I don't respect you. But I just don't like you as a player. What's the problem?"