When we discuss about FOOTBALL, Our discussion will remains half without the consideration of two iconic footballer Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo in the context of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Football is the most enjoyable, most popular, played & watched sport in the World.
In this article we should remember our two greatest tycoon players of football in the world. Everyone wants to know that who the best footballer in the world is. We all have our own opinion , many people says currently LIONEL MESSI is the best player in the world , in the same way Cristiano Ronaldo continues to impress at 33 and his accolades make him a serious choice for many fans. In this article we see the main key points about both and then we leave to decision on you that you all decide who is the greater one.
Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
In Current the most popular TWO FOOTBALL PLAYERS…
1. Lionel Messi
- Also known as LEO MESSI.
- He plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain professional footballer and Caption of Argentina national team.
- He is considered as the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
- Messi has won ….
- Seven Balloon d’Or awards.
- Six European Golden Shoes
- Messi in 2020 was named to the Balloon d’Or Dream Team.
- He had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, until leaving the club in 2021. Messi has scored over 750 senior goals for club and country as he is a prolific goal scorer and creative player.
- At the Age of 22, Messi won his first Balloon d’Or. Three successful seasons followed, with Messi winning four consecutive Balloons d’Or, making him the first player to win the award four times and in a row.
- At youth level, MESSI won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, finishing the tournament with both the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- Messi assumed captaincy of Barcelona in 2018, and in 2019 he won a record sixth Balloon d’Or. Out of contract, he signed for Paris Saint-Germane in August 2021.
- An Argentine international, Messi is both his country’s highest appearance-maker and their all-time leading goal scorer.
- MESSI led Argentina to three consecutive finals: the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which he won the Golden Ball, and the 2015 and 2016 Copa America, winning the Golden Ball in the 2015 edition. During the 2011-12 season, MESSI set the La Liga and European records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer
- MESSI has endorsed sportswear company Adidas since 2006. In February 2020, MESSI was awarded the Laurens World Sportsman of the Year, thus becoming the first footballer and the first team sport athlete to win the award. Later that year, MESSI became the second footballer (and second team-sport athlete) to surpass $1 billion in his career earnings.
- Lionel Messi got Argentina to a 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. however Saudi Arabia bounced back to Score two goals and end Argentina’s 36 match winning streak.
- In FIFA 2022 Argentina vs Mexico match Messi putting Argentina ahead against Mexico and won the match 2-0.
- Top 25 Impossible goals of Lionel Messi is in this video.
- Cristiano Ronaldo also known as DOS SANTOS AVEIRO.
- A Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team.
- Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, known as the greatest achiever of European players.
- Ronaldo has made over 1,100 professional career appearances, and has scored over 800 official senior career goals for club and country.
- He won his first Balloon d’Or at the age of 23 years.
- Ronaldo won back-to-back Balloons d’Or in 2013 and 2014, and again in 2016 and 2017, and was runner-up three times behind Lionel Messi, his perceived career rival. In 2018, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth an initial €100 million the most expensive transfer for an Italian club and the most expensive for a player over 30 years old.
- He earned 180 caps from 2003 to till now and became the Portugal’s most-capped player. With more than 100 goals at international level, he is also the nation’s all-time top goal scorer.
- Ronaldo is one of the world’s most marketable and famous athletes, he is the first footballer and the third sportsman to earn $1 billion in his career.
- According to him FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to be his last International tournament with Portugal.
- C. Ronaldo becomes first player to score in five different editions of World cup, following his goal against Ghana in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on 24 November 2022.
- Top 10 Impossible goals of C. Ronaldo are in this video.
- A complete interview of C. Ronaldo with piers Morgan is in this video.