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Jun 3, 2023 · In 2007, the Brazilian Kaká won the Ballon d’Or for world’s best footballer. Second in the voting was a straight-backed Portuguese, and third a tiny Argentine with a flowerpot haircut, each ...
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Ronaldo was never capable of this. Messi’s blind pass for...
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- He has amazing goals stats for club and country. In October 2019, CR7, made headlines when he reached 700 career goals, a feat which made him the 6th highest goalscorer of all time.
- He has won trophies for both country and clubs he has played with. Like a badge of honour, one thing that every sportsman desire is a trophy. No matter how skilful or excellent a footballer is, without a trophy, there’s a huge limitation to his recognition and success.
- He Possesses a catalogue of individual laurels. Ronaldo has claimed several individual awards, aside from winning trophies. Such awards include, the Ballon d’Or which he has won, three times, the FIFA Ballon d’Or, won on two occasions, the FIFA World Player of the Year award, won once, The Best FIFA Men’s Player, won twice and the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball, awarded to him once.
- He has been a consistent success achiever. One major factor, pundits refer to whenever a discussion concerning the greatest of all time, a face-off between Ronaldo and Messi emerges, is the fact that Ronaldo has achieved success, in every club he has played for.
Jun 24, 2021 · The pair have won 11 of the past 12 Ballons d'Or trophies - the award for the best player in the world ... At the World Cup, Ronaldo has played 17 times, scoring seven and assisting twice. Messi ...
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Let’s begin by comparing each player’s club career, starting with their domestic league achievements. Both spent their prime years playing for the top two teams in Spain’s La Liga: Real Madrid and Barcelona. Messi came through Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy and made his senior debut in 2004, aged 17, whereas Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid f...
Messi is currently in the lead with 11 records so far compared to two for Ronaldo. However, in the UEFA Champions League (formerly known as the European Cup), the tables begin to turn. Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win their much-awaited 10th title in 2014, before winning three more in a row from 2016-18. Along the way, he set his fair share of record...
Ronaldo has clawed his way back, but he’s still trailing Messi by one record so far (15 vs 16). Let’s see if we can separate them by looking at how they’ve performed for their country teams. We’ll begin - as most fervent fanboys do – by comparing each player’s goalscoring records. Ronaldo has scored 123 goals in 200 games for Portugal; a record for...
Ronaldo has 25 records so far and has finally pulled ahead of Messi’s 24. Will he be able to hold onto the lead? There are only two records in this section, but they’re big ones: 1. Most wins of the Ballon d'Or 2. Most Best FIFA Men's Player awards Messi lays claim to both records, having won the Ballon d’Or seven times and the Best FIFA Men's Play...
So, with the score now 26-25 in Messi's favour, it’s all to play for as we enter the social media round. Social media is a hotbed for Messi vs Ronaldo arguments, so it’s only natural we recognize each player’s online achievements as well as their offline ones. Here are all of Ronaldo’s: 1. Most followers on Facebook & most followers on Facebook for...
As two of the best footballers in history, it’ll come as no surprise that Messi and Ronaldo are also two of the richest. Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes three times: in 2016, 2017, and 2023. This has earned him three Guinness World Records titles for the highest annual earnings for an athlete(one for each year)....
Ronaldo has stormed ahead with 35 records, leaving Messi stalled on 28. But as these players have shown us time and time again, the game’s not over until the final whistle blows. The relentless rivals have played a total of 36 official matches against each other, resulting in 16 Messi wins, 11 Ronaldo wins, and 9 draws. However, these 36 matches pa...
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has ...
5 days ago · Cristiano Ronaldo (born February 5, 1985, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) is a Portuguese football (soccer) forward who is one of the greatest players of his generation. The winner of five Ballon d’Or awards, he is among the sport’s top goal scorers. Early life and career
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Dec 13, 2022 · Messi, who had said this would be his last World Cup, expertly steered his team to glory, netting seven goals in seven matches and being named player of the tournament. Ronaldo reacts after ...
