Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo row leads to stabbing death in India

A Nigerian man has been killed in India after getting into an argument with a friend over whether Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is the best footballer in the world.

Michael Chukwuma, 21, stabbed 34-year-old compatriot Obina Durumchukwu in a Mumbai suburb on Saturday night, Indian police said.

"They were discussing football players. One is a fan of Messi and the other was for Ronaldo," BBC Sport quotes a police inspector as saying.

"During the conversation a quarrel has taken place. The deceased threw a glass into the face of the accused person. The glass broke and caused small injuries.

"After that the accused took the broken glass and assaulted the deceased person who died due to heavy bleeding."

The Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player has been won by either Barcelona's Messi (five times) or Real Madrid's Ronaldo (three) the last eight years.