Every generation has a contender for the best in men's soccer. Diego Maradona was the last one. For the last 20 years, it has been Lionel Messi and the other guy. French legend and former Barcelona teammate Thierry Henry described Messi as a "god of the field" when he was included in the 100 most influential people in the world. Pelé praised the Portuguese player's "competitive mindset" and "elegance and creativity" on the pitch when he was on the same list. Both of them have won the most prestigious awards, both as individuals and with their teams. Neither has won the World Cup, but they have accomplished nearly everything possible in the sport. The reporter who died at the World Cup was elevated soccer in America. That is. After Portugal was knocked out of the World Cup in the quarterfinals on Saturday,Ronaldo said on social media that he was likely to retire. If Argentina beats France in the World Cup final on Sunday, Messi will have the final say on whether he is the greatest player of all time. There are other metrics to compare the two superstars at the twilight of their era of domination. In September 2002 he made his club debut for the Portuguese professional team. After playing for English, Spanish, and Italian giants Manchester United, he returned to the club in August of 2021. He is a free agent. Messi is a few years older thanRonaldo. He spent most of his career in Spain at Barcelona, where he made his senior competitive debut in October 2003 and left in August 2021. Both have excelled in their careers. Here is a list of their statistics from messivsronaldo.app. The records for most club goals of all time and most international goals of all time are held byRonaldo. Both Messi andRonaldo have played in five World Cup. In those tournaments, Messi has scored 11 times and had 8 assists in 25 appearances, whileRonaldo has scored 8 times and had 2 assists. Messi is the only player in the history of the World Cup to have at least one assist in five different tournaments. While neither Messi norRonaldo has won a World Cup, they have each lifted a number of other trophies, the most famous of which is the annual tournament of the best teams in Europe. One of the 16 remaining teams in this season's competition has a chance to help Lionel Messi catch up to the all-time record of 141 goals set by the Portuguese. If Argentina wins the World Cup on Sunday, they will have an advantage over their rivals in the debate of who is the best. The titles of the European club competition. Messi has been with Barcelona for four years. There were 5 with Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Statistics: Advantage Ronaldo
Team Trophies: Too Close to Call
The Super Cup are from the U.S.
Messi was with Barcelona for three years.
Four times with Manchester United, two with Real Madrid and one with Los Angeles Clippers.
The club world cups are held.
Messi was with Barcelona for three years.
Four times with Manchester United, two with Real Madrid and one with Los Angeles Clippers.
The domestic league titles.
Messi: 11 in the La Liga from 2004 to 2005 and from 2009-2010 to 2010-2011.
In the past seven years, he has 7: the premier league in 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, La Liga in 2011-2012, 2016-2017, and the italian league in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020.
There are domestic cups.
The Supercopa de Espaa was held in 2005 and the Trophée des Champs was held in 2020.
The FA Community Shield in 2007, the FA Cup in 2004, the Supercopa de Espaa in 2012 and the Italiana in 2019.
There are other senior international tournaments besides the World Cup.
The CON MEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champs will be held in the year 2022.
The European Championship and the Nations League were hosted by the United States of America.
The Ballon d'Or is given annually by a French magazine to the best male player of the year as voted by sports journalists. The record for winning it the most times is held by Messi.
The male or female who scored the most beautiful goal of the year is the winner of the Pukas Award. Since then it has been decided by pundits from fan-voted nominations.
Each year, the European Golden Shoe is given to the top scorer in a first division club league. The golden boot and golden ball awards are given to the top players at international tournaments. FIFpro, the association of unions representing professional soccer players around the world, has more than 66,000 members who vote on an 11 person team of the year. The record for most appearances is shared by Messi andRonaldo.
The Ballon d'Or awards.
Messi: 7 in the last five years.
5 years ago
There are silver or bronze balls in the second and third place.
Messi: 6 times.
The year is 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
Shortlists or ballon d'Or.
Messi: 15 years from 2007 to 2011.
The year is 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
The Puskas Awards are given by the world governing body of soccer.
Messi does not have a score.
The man is called 1-2009.
There are nominations for the soccer World Cup.
Messi: 7 over the course of five years.
It was 2 years ago.
European golden shoes.
Messi scored 34 goals in six years, with 50 goals in six years, 46 goals in six years, and 34 goals in six years.
4 years ago, with 31 goals, with 40 goals, with 31 goals, with 48 goals, and so on.
The domestic league player of the year.
Messi: 9 (La Liga: 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014).
5 is the number of years that the premier league and la liga have been in existence.
There are international golden boots.
Messi will play in the Copa América in2021.
The European Championship and the European Nations League will be hosted by the United States.
The golden balls are international.
Messi played in the World Cup, the Copa América, and the Copa América in the next two decades.
It was 0Ronaldo.
The World XI made appearances.
Messi: 15 years from 2008 to 2020.
Messi andRonaldo may be better than any men's soccer player to have come before them.
As they each prepare to leave the stage in the coming years, there is an up-and-coming generation that includes Kylian Mbappe, the world's top paid soccer player, to 22-year-olds.
Ronaldo and Messi will remain the GOAT until the youngsters prove that they can compete at the highest level for a long time.
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