Ronaldo ‘up there with Pele now’, says Dunphy

Updated: Tuesday, 14 Jan 2014 10:28 | Comments Cristiano Ronaldo accepted the award from Pele Video Audio Eamon Dunphy believes Cristiano Ronaldo has reached the same level as three-time World Cup winner Pele after claiming the Ballon d’Or award on Monday. Ronaldo saw off Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to break the Barcelona star’s sequence of four wins in a row. Dunphy, who criticised Ronaldo strongly in the past, said he has obtained all the tools needed to be a footballing great. The RTÉ analyst remarked: “He has come on in the last two years to become a very great player. “Pele presented the award and he is up there with Pele now I think. “In the last seven days Eusebio, another great Portugese player, passed away. I think it's