The Messi-Ronaldo Debate Exploring Their Footballing Legacies

Despite calling Lionel Messi "the best ... His time at United saw him play alongside some of football's biggest names, including Cristiano Ronaldo ... Two rivals now on the same side. Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, drew on football to try to explain how out-of-this-world this ... Although Messi is undoubtedly the MLS's star player and the best ... The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, is one of ... Messi and Ronaldo are the two greatest players of this generation, perhaps the greatest footballers across all eras, with many believing they ... FOOTBALL'S age-old debate over who is the real GOAT has FINALLY been answered, with Lionel Messi easily beating Cristiano Ronaldo. While Ronaldo currently has more goals overall, Messi has the edge in the scoring department, with a higher season average (37.9 to 35), having ... “He is the best player of all time. I compare him with Pele. I am so happy to see this football,” Guardiola said in 2015, after Messi's ... The unofficial decade between 2008 and 2018 was the golden period in Spanish football with LaLiga being spearheaded by the sport's all-time ... Combining Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year and The Best FIFA Men's Player, Messi outperformed Ronaldo 12 to 8 in wins and 24 to 20 in podium finishes ... Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player of the Year · European Golden Shoe · Other Individual Awards & Achievements.