Make Cristiano Ronaldo and always set up someone Lionel Messi within 10 seconds.
The couple shared a rivalry that may have been seen in a team sport.
Sydney’s debate has been thrown to Nova Scotia for over two decades and the growth of social media. Who is better? Ronaldo or Messi?
Their careers were inextricably linked and share stories to the elite clubs and the elite competitions since they broke out in the scene in early to 2000. Millions of words that were written to push one or the other case.
🔥 maximum scorers in football history
🇵🇹 Cristiano 9⃣2⃣3⃣ (1261 games)
🇦🇷 Messi 8⃣5⃣0⃣ (1083 games) pic.twitter.com/xm6hcj6ryw– Sports Mundo (@mundodeportivo) 4th February 2025
Ronaldo is still talking to
Ronaldo spoiled the conversation more than Messi. On Monday he appeared on Spanish television to explain himself as a “most complete player who has ever existed”.
He added: “I do everything in football. I play well with my head, I take good hands, I have a left foot, a right foot, I’m strong …
“People could (Lionel) Messi, (Diego) Maradona or Pele, and I respect it, but I’m the most complete.”
His willingness to persuade himself may come from the knowledge that if a global survey was taking place, he would probably become second in the popularity of his Argentine rival.
This is an assertion that cannot be proven, but above all should affect a really remarkable career. An all-time all-time all-time time should not always be in the context of another.
Both men are still strong
Ronaldo and Messi are now in their career and see their game days in the States of Saudi and Arabia and Floridas, where the sun always shines and the bank accounts receive additional note fighting every day.
But that does not mean that you have loosened.
After Messi led Argentina to Copa America Glory last year, he returned to Inter Miami to lead his franchise to the trailer.
Ronaldo achieved a clip last night, including a brand head that resisted gravity, when Al Nassr Al Wasl struck 4-0 in the Asian Champions League. He is also the top scorer in the Pro League this season with 15 goals in 17 games and scored 923 times in his career.
Men cannot fly.
Him: pic.twitter.com/racggplnh6
– Alnassr FC (@alnassrfc_en) February 3, 2025
There are no signs that he slows down when he follows this difficult to grasp 1000 goal.
“I am so competitive that I sometimes forget what I have achieved,” he said, “because I have motivation to do more and do better every year … I think that’s the difference to others. Someone else in my position would have left football 10 years ago. I’m different, full of stop. “
It may be unlikely that both would ever admit it, but Ronaldo and Messi are remarkably similar in prospects, if not.
The Portuguese are openly expressionless, demanding and occasionally irritated.
Every player who shared a changing room with Messi during his flowering in Barcelona recognized all of these properties in South America.
So what now?
Well, Messi is 38 years old this year, but has already declared his wish to run his country while trying to defend their world championship in the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer.
Ronaldo will also hope to be there with Portugal. Until then, he may have reached his declared goal of 1000 career strikes.
We can only dream, but a Portugal final of Argentina against Portugal-Das is not entirely industrible-the perfect farewell is the perfect farewell if you decide to drift into the sunset.
Who was better? Who is interested. We may have two years left of this lovable chapter in football history. Enjoy them, appreciate them, we will miss them when they are gone.
