Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have ruled the football world head and shoulders for over a decade. The Argentinian and the Portuguese shared all the Ballons d’Or between 2008 and 2017. The debate consisting of determining who is the GOAT (acronym means “Greatest Of All Time”, i.e. the most great of all time) continues to unleash passions.
“For me, Messi and Cristiano are the two best players in history, but it is obvious that Messi is not surpassed by any other player”judged Angel Di Maria on the Argentinian channel Clank Media. Last July, the former PSG player had already decided in the same way.
“They only think about winning, all the time. But, in the end, the best is the one with the most Ballons d’Or and Leo has eight. For me, there is therefore a certain gap between him and Cristiano (five Ballons d’Or)”he confided in the columns of The Team.
Messi-Ronaldo, Di Maria and Pique vote for “La Pulga”
Gerard Piqué is of the same opinion as Angel Di Maria. “Messi has always been different from the others. Cristiano is the best of humans, but Leo is an alien, he has no place on this planet. I saw him training every day doing incredible things. There will never be anyone with his quick thinking and determination again. He arrived at the age of 13 and played absolutely the same, both in the Barça academy and in the first team.explained the former Barça defender to the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Today, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi play respectively at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Inter Miami in the United States. Started at the end of the 2000s during Champions League matches, their rivalry reached its peak during the Portuguese’s move to Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018. The two stars then played together in La Liga, “La Pulga” being in the rival club, FC Barcelona.
