Colm O'Regan: I'm so bored with the Ronaldo/Messi 'GOAT' debate 

"Greatest of all Time discussions really get my goat. I don’t mind finding the Greats. We’ve always liked that. Eamon Dunphy entered the public imagination in the mid-80s with his discussion on whether Platini (no) was a great player (no)."
Colm O'Regan: I'm so bored with the Ronaldo/Messi 'GOAT' debate 

Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Messi (right) - who's the GOAT?

THE Ballon d’Or is upon us again. Not to be confused with the Ballon Door, a shopfront competition in the small Co. Carlow village. (I made that up, but it should be).

The Ballon d’Or is a celebration of the best footballers of the last season. This year Katie McCabe is one of the nominees. Hopefully, that’ll give her a break from people who only commentate on women’s football to give out about it. 

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