Messi Vs Ronaldo: Is The Debate Over ‘Who Is The GOAT’ Finally Settled?
There is certainly no doubt that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two greatest footballers of the first quarter of the 21st century. But who is better when pitted against each other and how do their stats compare? When it comes to Messi vs Ronaldo, the debate over who’s better has been going on for two decades and may have just come to a close at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Before we dive into the statistics to try to find an answer, it is important to note that even FIFA now apparently considers the debate to be over with Messi leading Argentina to its third World Cup championship.
“The GOAT debate is settled. The ultimate prize is now part of the collection. The legacy is complete,” read a tweet posted by FIFA, with a picture of Messi holding the World Cup in one hand and his fifth Player of the Match award in the tournament after the final against France.
The tweet later appeared to have been deleted, but a version of it was also shared by Budweiser, the official sponsor of the Player of the Match award.
The GOAT debate is settled. The ultimate prize is now part of the collection. The legacy is complete.
On the day Argentina won their third #FIFAWorldCup, Lionel Messi is your #Budweiser Player of the Match.
#ARGFRA
#POTM#YoursToTake#BringHomeTheBudpic.twitter.com/swECClglTZ
— Budweiser UK (@BudweiserUK) December 18, 2022
Messi has done what Ronaldo couldn’t. While both players have won every major trophy for club and country, the only prize missing from their cabinet was the FIFA World Cup. Messi now has that while Ronaldo’s dreams came crashing down as Portugal was knocked out by a spirited Morocco in the quarter-finals of the tournament in Qatar.
Indeed, the FIFA World Cup is what appears to have made the difference between the respective greatness of Messi and Ronaldo. However, statistics do help get a much clearer picture, and this is where the Messi vs Ronaldo debate gets intense.
Did this World Cup officially end the Messi vs Ronaldo #GOATdebate?
— 1хBet (@1xBet_Eng) December 19, 2022
As far as wealth is concerned, Messi is ahead of Ronaldo.
The Argentine was named the richest athlete in the world in 2022, as perForbes. According to the publication, Lionel Messi’s net worth includes an estimated USD 130 million in pre-tax earnings in 2022.
On the other hand, the Portuguese legend is the third-richest athlete in the world on Forbes’ 2022 list.Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth includes earnings of USD 115 million.
Both Messi and Ronaldo are billionaire athletes by net worth, but the latter reached the mark first when he became the first sportsperson from a team sport to go past the USD 1 billion mark in 2020.
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Messi and Ronaldo have both won multiple championships with their respective clubs.
Messi won 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, three UEFA Super Cup titles, three FIFA Club World Cup trophies and four UEFA Champions League titles for La Liga team FC Barcelona.
It was during his almost 18-year-long career with the Catalan side that Messi also won a record six European Golden Shoe awards.
The Argentine has been playing for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) since mid-2021. He won the French league in the 2021-22 season and added the Trophée des Champions, also known as French Super Cup, to his cabinet in 2022.
On the other hand, Ronaldo has won seven league cups in three different leagues. He is the first footballer in history to win league cups in the Premier League, the La Liga league and Serie A.
He has also won five UEFA Champions League titles, three UEFA Super Cup championships, four FIFA Club World Cup trophies, one English FA Cup, and one Italian Cup.
He also has two trophies for each of the Spanish Cup, English League Cup, Spanish Super Cup, Italian Super Cup and English Super Cup.
Ronaldo has won the European Golden Shoe award four times — once while he was with Manchester United and three times while at Real Madrid.
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