Obviously I fully accept I'm being a contrarian, even against my own (valid) opinion at the start of this thread, and I'm certainly not going into bat for Rooney.
I'm just saying the analogy is slightly flawed, as head to head Rooney and Ronnie aren't poles apart.
As Birdie Boy says CR has...
I've been mulling this over, and I don't think it's a great comparison.
Their records, with the exception of Player of the Year aren't desperately different, once you take the 'rubbish awards out.
I'd say the main difference between the 2 is geographical.
Ronaldo being born in Madeira means he...
That would imply everybody else getting off scot-free.
I guarantee the responses on this thread would be identical irrespective which of 10-15 different players were orginally named.