Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe to top Forbes' 2023 rich list.
Lionel Messi is the holder of the title 'King of football.'
Messi is the most popular candidate thanks to his performances at the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Argentine attacker is frequently recognised as the best player in football history. Like his rival Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded by many as the best football player to ever play the game.
“Messi has more talent, Cristiano is more of a goalscorer, more ambition, he is a self-made player. “It is incredible that in the era of Messi, he has been able to win five Ballons d'Or.
Lionel Messi, Argentina
The highest goal-scorer in the history of the club by a large distance, the one with the most successful career, Lionel Messi is not only the best player of all time for Barcelona, but he is one of the best players in the history of football.
Lionel Messi
Whether playing for the Argentina national football team or Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Messi produces brilliance in every match.
Messi has 13 World Cup goals compared to Maradona's eight. In terms of overall goals, Maradona has 34 goals for his country, while Messi has scored 97 goals.
Lionel Messi is the holder of the title 'King of football. '
Goals and assists
Where Messi has the edge over Ronaldo, and other contenders for the title of G.O.A.T., is his unselfishness in creating chances for his teammates. He has racked up significantly more assists than Ronaldo during his career, and still has time to extend his advantage over the next few years.
Ronaldo vs Messi free-kick stats
Ronaldo is currently three behind Messi in terms of free-kicks scored with the Portugese scoring 58 times to Messi's 61. 1. Ronaldo (6.2%) has a worse conversion rate than Messi (9.1%) .
Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season (50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12). Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all time list, having won four Golden Shoes, as well as two consecutively.
One of the finest players in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, Zlatan Ibrahimovic played for the team from 2012 until 2016. Swedish forward with incredible skills, power, and goal-scoring ability. Ibrahimovic is the club's all-time best scorer after playing in over 180 games and tallying over 156 goals while at PSG.
Back in 1993, a certain Ronaldinho was mentioned in the media for the first time. The 13-year-old was playing futsal for Gremio at the time and impressed everyone as he scored 23 goals in his team's 23-0 victory.
Lionel Messi beats Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema to Best FIFA Men's Player award. Lionel Messi was named Best FIFA Men's Player at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, beating Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema.
But in terms of pure leg-blurring pace, Mbappe is the speedier of the two. Though Mbappe would win that 100m race, if the track was littered with obstacles and they had to dribble their way to the finish line, I would back Messi.
24 Mar / autty. Brazilian legend Pele says Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world, and that he is the greatest player in history.
Ronaldo has played in 951 matches, so 88 more matches than Messi. and he's total to 701 goals. of those 701 goals, 220 of them were match winning goals. so Messi, in his career has 186 match winning goals.
As soon as Messi lifted the World Cup in Qatar just before Christmas, the argument was finished in the eyes of many football fans. It had been fun while it lasted, but Messi was officially the GOAT.