Cristiano Ronaldo settled the Michael Jordan vs Steph Curry debate when ranking all-time sporting GOATs

Cristiano Ronaldo has already had his say on basketball’s greatest of all time (GOAT) debate between Michael Jordan and Steph Curry.

Ronaldo, 40, has often been the subject of football’s GOAT debate alongside Inter Miami star Lionel Messi.

As you may expect, the former Sporting CP, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United man thinks he is the greatest player to have existed.

"I'm talking about numbers,” Ronaldo told El Chiringuito TV earlier this year.

“I think I'm the most complete player to have existed. In my opinion, I think it's me.

"I do everything well in football: with my head, free kicks, left foot. I'm fast, I'm strong.

"One thing is taste - if you like Messi, Pele, Maradona, I understand that, and I respect that - but saying Ronaldo isn't complete...I'm the most complete. I haven't seen anybody better than me, and I say it from the heart."

But what other sportspeople does he consider to be the best in their respective disciplines?

Well, Ronaldo took part in a game of ‘this or that’ posted on UR – Cristiano, where he had to tilt his head to the side to choose his answer.

First, he chose NBA over the NFL before opting for UFC over boxing and golf over tennis. After revealing how he preferred Formula 1 instead of Moto GP the questions then made him decide between sportspeople – although he couldn’t decide who he preferred between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

However, he was in no doubt when choosing his basketball GOAT and immediately moved his head towards a graphic of Michael Jordan when asked to pick between the Chicago Bulls legend and Steph Curry.

Curry, 37, currently plays for the Golden State Warriors and is widely considered to be one of the best basketball players of the current generation alongside LeBron James.

The point guard boasts four NBA championships – two fewer than Jordan’s six crowns. James, 40, and Kobe Bryant are also names often mentioned in the GOAT conversation.

The 37-year-old was previously asked if he thinks about the GOAT debate.

"It's a high mountain to climb," Curry told ESPN in 2015. "But I'm pretty motivated to take on the challenge. Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way."

"So you are trying to top MJ as the greatest of all time?" a reported asked.

"Yeah," Curry replied. "Why else would I be playing? You want to be the best you can be. And if the best you can be is better than him, then why not? That's good motivation."