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.
Lionel Messi was more popular than Cristiano Ronaldo in several countries in 2022, with the Argentinian icon having a net popularity of 76 percent in Brazil. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo had a higher favorability rating in the United States and Australia.
Lionel Messi has been crowned the world's best male footballer at FIFA's annual award ceremony in Paris, in recognition for inspiring Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in December.
Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer, is considered the football god of all time. No player has won more world cups (3) than him.
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Ronaldo has a total of 319 million followers across the three most popular platforms — Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Messi, on the other hand, has only 181 million followers.
Ronaldo has accumulated an impressive collection of cars and real estate with his outstanding net worth and earning capacity. The 46-year-old Brazilian legend owns some of the most expensive cars in the world, including several Bugatti, a Maserati, and a Lamborghini Aventador.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has become football's second billionaire. After Cristiano Ronaldo previously achieved the feat, Messi has now earned $1billion in pre-tax earnings during his career, as reported by Forbes.
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As of right now, Messi leads the way with 16 wins to Ronaldo's 11 – but both have had their fair share of goal involvements throughout the years.
In response to a question about who has had the better career, 64 per cent of the players answered 'Ronaldo', rather than 'Messi'. The Portuguese superstar has won four Premier League titles, two La Ligas, Serie A twice and the Champions League five times, as well as leading his country to winning Euro 2016.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 32 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 380 million followers on Instagram. Isaac Plaatjies and 8,436 others like this.
Like in 2022, also in 2023 Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed football player on social media. With over 807 million followers Portuguese striker is on the first position, overcoming the 2nd place, where is Lionel Messi, with more than 270 million followers.
Messi and Ronaldo have similar enough trophy hauls, but Messi edges things when it comes to league titles, having won La Liga 10 times with Barcelona and Ligue 1 once with PSG.
An analysis of the players' statistics reveals that Ronaldo was labelled the undisputed GOAT of soccer with the most overall goals, Champions League goals, club goals and assists, and international caps and goals.
Messi leads the head-to-head record with 16 wins in competitive matches to Ronaldo's 11, while there have been nine draws in matches involving the pair.
There are other claims to the record; the Guinness World Records credits Pelé as the scorer of the "most career goals", with 1,279, and Brazilian striker Romário celebrated scoring what he claimed was his 1,000th goal in 2007 but later admitted his tally included friendly matches; they are reported to have scored 767 ...
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe to top Forbes' 2023 rich list.