The Years That Divide Messi and Ronaldo's Age Gap Explained

Including the FIFA Ballon d'Or (years 2010-2015), Lionel Messi has won the award eight times, with Cristiano Ronaldo having won it five times. The 2016 and 2017 ... 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 ... Apart from going head-to-head in many competitions, they have also ... Both Ronaldo and Messi have enjoyed impressive time in the Champions League ... ... years and both are active on social media, but Ronaldo takes a much more aggressive approach. Luis Vuitton capitalised on the popularity of both players in ... Over the years Messi's and Ronaldo's unwillingness to share has ... The Spaniard's performances at Euro 2012 set him apart from the pack. – Messi is about two and a half years younger than Ronaldo, so he potentially has time on his side to make up the difference. Ronaldo turns ... Apart from a spell in the US in the 70s Pele's entire career was spent with Santos in Brazil. Maradona is diminished by many on account of his ... Messi's career trophies ... Since turning pro 19 years ago, Messi has been stockpiling trophies at an absurdly consistent rate. In fact, 2013-14 ... After Messi scored his historic 91 goals in a year, he then scored only half of those goals per year. If we make a graph of his total goals, the ... Messi is a week past his 31st birthday and Ronaldo 33, former phenoms unlikely to reach Qatar 2022 or retain their exceptional skill if they manage to hang on.