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Granero: If Ronaldo is AC/DC, Messi is reggaeton

Cristiano Ronaldo has been described as football's equivalent of influential rock band AC/DC by his former team-mate, Esteban Granero.

The Real Sociedad midfielder, who spent three years playing alongside the Portugal star at the Santiago Bernabeu, was asked for a musical slant on the debate over the world's best player.

While Ronaldo would have to be "something heavy metal", Granero believes Barcelona's Lionel Messi is best compared to reggaeton - a fusion genre that emerged in Latin America in the 1990s.

"Cristiano would be, for instance, AC/DC - something heavy metal," he told AS TV at his annual 'Pirate Dinner' charity event.