Soccer greats Pele (L) of Brazil and Eusebio (R) of Portugal hold a signed Brazil jersey in front of president of Brazil's soccer federation Jose Maria Marin before an international friendly soccer match between Brazil and Portugal in Foxborough, Massachusetts September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal great Eusebio should not be saddened by 'normal' comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo because records are meant to be broken, Ronaldo said on Wednesday after Eusebio confessed to being upset by a public discussion on who is the best.
A wide debate erupted in the football-crazed country when Ronaldo, 28, overtook 71-year-old Eusebio last month to go second on the country's list of top marksmen.
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