Messi and Ronaldo have similar enough trophy hauls, but Messi edges things when it comes to league titles, having won La Liga 10 times with Barcelona and Ligue 1 once with PSG.
While Messi might have more talent, Ronaldo's combination of physical and technical abilities just makes him better. He is 6''1 of pure Portuguese muscle. This means he's very hard to push off the ball. Ronaldo's combination of dizzying pace, great dribbling and powerful shooting with either foot terrorizes defenses.
Diego Maradona. The Argentine legend is considered the greatest footballer that has ever played the game by many fans and experts around the globe and the numbers speak for themselves for this man. He created a total of 67 chances during his World Cup career.
With these statistics he ranks number 0 in the . He also has a total of 0 chances created.
Still, sportsbooks have placed Manchester City (+140), Bayern Munich (+700), Liverpool (+900), and PSG (+900) as the top four favorites to win the UCL final in 2023.
The bookies make Manchester City 1/5 favourites to win the Champions League for the first time in their history after thumping Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Inter Milan now await in Istanbul on June 10 but they are the big underdogs at 7/2 to win the trophy for a fourth time.
Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
Ronaldo has netted 706 club goals and provided 225 assists in 954 appearances so far. Lionel Messi, on the other hand, spent most of his professional career at Barcelona before moving to Paris Saint-Germain. During his career, Messi has scored 704 club goals in just 860 matches. He has also recorded 333 assists.
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe to top Forbes' 2023 rich list.
Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, which Cruyff also employed as a manager. Because of the far reaching impact of his playing style and his coaching ideas, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern football.
Antoine Griezmann (France): Griezmann created more chances (22) and accumulated a higher expected assists total (3.6) than any player at the 2022 World Cup.
Tackles. Messi edges the tackling stats, making 0.65 tackles per 90 minutes, compared to Ronaldo's 0.38.
Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season (50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12). Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all time list, having won four Golden Shoes, as well as two consecutively.
An analysis of the players' statistics reveals that Ronaldo was labelled the undisputed GOAT of soccer with the most overall goals, Champions League goals, club goals and assists, and international caps and goals.
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 Player award (formerly the FIFA World Player of the Year) six times. Ronaldo has won each award five times.
The 10 subject areas where UCL ranks in the global top 10 are Education (1), Architecture & Built Environment (1), Archaeology (3), Anthropology (4), Pharmacy & Pharmacology (4), Psychology (5), Geography (6), Medicine (6), Anatomy & Physiology (6), and Biological Sciences (8).
The winner of the Champions League qualifies for the following year's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. Spanish clubs have the highest number of victories (19 wins), followed by England (15 wins) and Italy (12 wins).
The eight winners are drawn against the eight second-place finishers. The two clubs face off in two matches against each other, one at each club's home field. After the two matches, the team leading on aggregate or in the total number of goals scored is deemed the winner.
As back-to-back reigning champions and number one in the FIFA world rankings, the United States will be the team to beat in 2023. They have won 21 of their last 24 games, including all seven played so far this year without conceding a goal - opponents have included Canada, Japan and Brazil.
The 2030 World Cup hosts are expected to be picked in September 2024. The co-hosting bids from South America and Europe have been the expected favourites. The inaugural 1930 World Cup host, Uruguay, is part of a centenary bid with Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. The World Cup has had joint hosts before.