Messi and Ronaldo A Battle of Age and Accolades

It is fair to say they are two extremely different people away from the tennis court, but for so much of the past 25 years their careers have ... Messi sits at 258 assists during his time at Barca, while Ronaldo has 190 in his stints at Sporting de Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid ... ' Over the past decade, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have racked up the most individual awards, despite now being 39 years and 36 years, ... For years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have battled it out to be considered the best player in the world. While in the eyes of many ... Ronaldo has also broken another record previously held by Messi. He's the first player to score 40+ goals in 13 different calendar years, ... Messi won a record-breaking eighth Ballon d'Or last year after ... I don't know how much longer I'll be going for, but I'm inclined to ... Ronaldo, who has played in 31 per cent of the games in Portugal's history, has scored 130 goals in 207 matches and Messi 108 in 182 in ... Messi's goal was his 850th for club and country. He is the fastest player (1081 games) and youngest player to ever do so, beating Cristiano Ronaldo by 98 games. ... Messi and Ronaldo have broken so far ... Youngest player to win 2 Ballon d'Or awards: 23 years, 6 months and 18 days. Youngest player to win 3 Ballon d'Or ... The 21st century has been the era defined by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The iconic pair have gone toe-to-toe in just about ...