Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated football for two decades. Cristiano Ronaldo scored over 900 goals in his career. Lionel Messi has over 850 goals and more than 380 assists. Messi has ...

Former Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper, Roman Weidenfeller has picked Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Lionel Messi. Weidenfeller believes Ronaldo’s relentless work ethics make him better than Messi.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are currently peerless in their choice of profession. In the world of football, there are the two of them and then there is a chasing pack of players who just ...

The source of engagement was hardly new: Messi vs Ronaldo, the forever war of global football. Except, this time, it was not about Cristiano and Lionel, the duopoly that defined a generation ...

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello. A manufactured online rivalry between the sons of ...

Former Real Madrid and Germany midfielder, Sami Khedira, has picked his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi, as the best footballer in history. He said his allegiance lies with ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won 77 official trophies in total.(AP) Ronaldo is currently in the swansong phase of his career, similar to arch-rival Lionel Messi, who is with MLS side ...

The FIFPRO Men’s World XI for 2024 has been revealed, marking the first time neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo have been included. The team, selected by over 28,000 footballers worldwide, ...

But here, for me, is the difference. Messi is a Barcelona player. “But Ronaldo could play for Stockport County and score a hat trick. He has everything. He can shoot with both feet, head the ...

With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo out of the running, a new era has begun for the Ballon d’Or. For the first time since 2003, neither of these football icons made it onto this year’s ...

Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a vintage ... a tally which draws him level with Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in men’s soccer. “It’s really nice to come here, to feel the affection ...