Talking about sports, football is the best-loved game world-wide. For fans, the game becomes even more exciting when there are favorite players on the screen. The interest and excitement level even pops up. Here, I mentioned the regular viewers and fans. There are always some heroes in every game who are loved of course by the fans but also the people who are not interested in the game, sometimes see the matches because of those champions. Talking about my time (Current young generation) and the current era even, two people have been like what sun to the sky, what a crowd is to a match, what milk is to tea. Yes! You have guessed right. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are those legends who will go down in history as two of the best football players ever.
Ronaldo vs Messi
The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is a football rivalry between fans of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo and supposedly between the players themselves.
Messi has spent his whole senior club career with FC Barcelona, where he has won multiple trophies including Spain’s La Liga ten times and the Uefa Champions League four times.
Ronaldo has played his club football with Sporting Lisbon (2002-03), Manchester United (2003-09), Real Madrid (2009-2018), and Juventus (2018-present). His trophy collection includes five Champions League winners’ medals and league titles in England, Spain, and Italy. He won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016 and has scored 102 goals for his national team. Ali Daei’s men’s record of 109 international goals for Iran is now within Ronaldo’s sights. On 20 January Ronaldo scored as Juve won the Italian Super Cup with a 2-0 victory over Napoli.
· What do both legends say about each other?
Lionel Messi: “(Ronaldo) is always there scoring goals in all the games and taking part in his club and the national side. He has been doing that for many years and whether he is at his peak or a bit below it makes no difference.”
Cristiano Ronaldo: “I really admire the career he has had so far, and, for his part, he has already said that he had trouble when I left the Spanish league because it is a rivalry that he appreciates. It is a good rivalry that exists in football, but this is no exception. Michael Jordan had rivals in basketball, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were great rivals in Formula One, the only common point between all the big rivalries in the sport is that they are healthy.”
· Fan’s point of view for the last world cup 2022:
This is the most hated question when it comes to the true fan and footballer because legends who build history can never be replaced. But there are certainly some strong players who are full of talent and are thought to get as famous.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Fans’ Viewpoint):
Although CR7 is the player of heart and a Quite Fantastic finisher, complete physique, agile. The fans arguments that:
Kylian Mbappé – PSG
Mbappé is seen by most as the big talent in world football. At the age of just 21, he has won 4 Ligue 1 titles, 4 French Cups, and was a key player in France’s World Cup triumph. He already had a 4th place Ballon D’or finish at the age of 19, so it’s hard not to see him winning the award in the future.
Erling Braut Haaland – Borussia Dortmund
Haaland is a goal-scoring machine. He rose to prominence with his performances on the European stage as well as in the Austrian league for RB Salzburg. After scoring 29 goals in 27 games for Salzburg he earned a move to Borussia Dortmund. So far, he has 16 goals and 3 assists in 18 games for BVB. His confident persona is comparable to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Haaland could become even better than Zlatan if he continues scoring goals like he is now.
Lionel Messi (Fans’ Viewpoint):
His footwork is just so good and despite his short height he still manages to score goals with his head as well as both of his feet. According to Messi Fans, there are a lot more players to be on top near in future but more precisely they mentioned Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr.
Neymar has won two La Liga titles and three Ligue 1 titles, as well as a further seven domestic cups and the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015 before finishing runner-up with PSG in 2020. Known for his acceleration, speed, dribbling, finishing, and ability with both feet, his playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media.
In my opinion, both are equally amazing, and thinking about the game without them makes the crowd sad. Yet some amazing players seem to be the next thrill of the game. Comment down and tell me who your favorite is.