Dong Bortey mentioned this when he was requested who the higher free-kick is between himself and Ronaldo. The 41-year-old famous that his period and that of Ronaldo are totally different however backed himself to be the higher set-piece taker.
“Ronaldo must sit aside first. You should’ve mentioned Ronaldinho, Beckham, Pirlo, Riquelme and one Mexico defender who played for Barcelona. You have also not mentioned Juninho from Brazil and you’re mentioning Ronaldo,” he advised Mothers FM.
“Ronaldo is way behind. I performed through the period of Juninho and Beckham and Ronaldo was a child again then. He wasn’t even a starter then. So examine me to the Juninhos, Ronaldinhos and Roberto Carlos. Those are those you ought to be mentioning. Ronaldo is a child.
“If our era were today, I would be the best in the world, but I am grateful to God for bringing me this far. The name Dong Borety will last forever.”
Dong Bortey began his profession with Ghapoha Readers, earlier than crossing carpets to Hearts of Oak, the place he grew to become a cult hero within the 2000s.
He received 4 Ghana Premier League titles with the Phobians, in addition to the CAF Super Cup and CAF Confederations Cup.
He was additionally joint top-scorer within the league in 2003 after netting 18 objectives and was a part of the Black Starlets facet that received bronze on the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
However, he didn’t have a profitable profession with the nationwide staff and was capped simply seven occasions regardless of his nice popularity on the native scene.