Ronaldinho or Neymar: who you got?Well, that's the question on many football fans' lips at the moment as a fascinating debate about the two Brazilian icons is currently unfolding on social media.Twitter user @neyhoIic - take from that username what you will - has seemingly sparked a deluge of back and forth online by posting a viral video that they believe shows a key area of superiority for Neymar over his compatriot.
Ronaldinho vs Neymar debate
The caption reads as follows now: "Ronaldinho was never this good of a playmaker or passer. Don't let nostalgia fool you. Neymar is just the superior player."
Now, we'll let you draw your own conclusions from the montage, which has been viewed more than 1.7 million times, but it's fair to say that the matter has since gone far beyond those six minutes of footage.
That's because any footballing debate of this nature tends to get very heated, very quickly with Ronaldinho, in particular, always maintaining a fiercely loyal following across social media.
And although it does indeed seem like the Barcelona icon is winning the Twitter battle as things stand, do bear in mind that the premise of the conversation is not as silly as it might initially seem.
After all, whether you like it or not, it's practically inevitable now that Neymar will become Brazil's all-time leading goalscorer as he sits just three goals behind Pele having already clambered his way above Ronaldo.
The 50 greatest Brazil players of all time
However, before we cause a fiery battle in our own comments section, let's zoom out for a second and try to quantify the debate by seeing where Neymar and Ronaldinho fit in with regards to Brazil's greatest ever players overall.
And we can do that by taking a peek at the interactive list titled: "The Best Soccer Players From Brazil," over at Ranker, which allows fans to vote for who they think is the nation's best ever male footballer.
With over 80,000 votes from more than 10,000 voters, it really is one of the closest ways we can get to fairly and objectively proclaiming the finest ever stars to come from arguably the world's proudest footballing country.
So, to help unpick the raging Neymar vs Ronaldinho debate, be sure to check out where they rank amongst Brazil's 50 greatest ever players in the opinions of thousands of supporters down below:
50. Roberto Firmino
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49. Julio Cesar
48. Mario Zagallo
47. Robinho
46. Edmundo
45. Dunga
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44. José Altafini
43. Domingos da Guia
42. Branco
41. Casemiro
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40. Toninho Cerezo
39. Zito
38. Philippe Coutinho
37. Aldair
36. Ze Roberto
35. Jorginho (no, not that one)
34. Juninho Pernambucano
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33. Alisson Becker
32. Gilberto Silva
31. Vava
30. Careca
29. Dida
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28. Djalma Santos
27. Leônidas
26. Nilton Santos
25. Adriano
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24. Gerson
23. Tostao
22. Claudio Taffarel
21. Didi
20. Thiago Silva
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19. Jairzinho
18. Roberto Rivellino
17. Bebeto
16. Dani Alves
15. Falcao
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14. Carlos Alberto
13. Marcelo
12. Garrincha
11. Neymar
10. Cafu
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9. Zico
8. Romario
7. Kaka
6. Socrates
5. Rivaldo
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4. Roberto Carlos
3. Ronaldo
2. Pele
- Ronaldinho
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The fans back Ronaldinho all the way
Wowsers. We can't be alone in having been caught out by that result?
While Ronaldinho taking the gold medal might well put the debate to a close for now, especially with Neymar missing out on the top ten, even his most ardent of fans would surely concede that first place is too generous.
It's hard to make the case that anybody other than Pele should be heralded as Brazil's greatest ever player when you consider that he's the nation's all-time top scorer with no less than three World Cup winners' medals.
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But even in a world where the vote has been swung a little by overexcited Barcelona fans, it nevertheless remains pretty clear from the results that fans do indeed think he has the edge over Neymar.
Seeing as he does have a Ballon d'Or and World Cup trophy over Neymar, it's probably for the best, but we shouldn't ignore the fact it's a much more competitive debate than a lot of fans are letting on.
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