Why Is Cristiano Ronaldo Or Lionel Messi?

Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? A debate as old as time it feels. As it should be, considering they are the most recognizable athletes in their respective sport when it comes to not only their respective countries, but the whole entire world. I mean you see it every sport, in the NBA it was Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson, the NFL it was Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, and so on and so forth, it's a part of the game, but should we really shun one over the other when it comes to pure talent? If that was the case there is no argument when it comes to Ronaldo being the more physically athletic and stronger player who is ultimately a better finisher when compared to the other, meanwhile Messi, despite being the smaller of the two has better balance,
You cannot compare them. He does the best things for Barcelona, I do the best things for Madrid.” Despite of being quoted saying that it still happens, so it's really illogical to not compare the two. When it comes to International play its hard to argue against Ronaldo playing the better of the two, what I mean by that is that although Ronaldo and Messi both have never won a major tournament in international play, Ronaldo has gone further in more tournaments than Messi, making it to the Semi-finals in both the Euro League in 2012 and the World cup in 2006 and even has the potential to win his first Euro League championship this year, while Messi has been runner up to both Copa America and the World Cup once for both, one could even argue that the competition is Europe is far more superior than the teams in the Americas. But then you come down to individual accolades and Messi is by far the more accomplished athlete, especially at a younger age. For example, Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which is an award given to the best Male and Female soccer players in the world, 4 times compared to Ronaldo's 2. Messi has also won La Liga 4 times compared to Ronaldo's 1 time, Messi also holds the world record for the most goals in a calendar year with 91. Ronaldo on the other hand has been considered the better player since his transfer from Manchester United to Real
So yes, although Cristiano Ronaldo is my favorite player of the two, what I will do and hope everyone does, is just admire and appreciate what both of these men bring to the table because just like all other sports, MJ vs Magic, Brady vs Manning, you don't know what you got til' it's gone, and no matter how much you may dislike the other, soccer will never be the same when both of these men decide to hang up their cleats for