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The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry, or Ronaldo–Messi rivalry, is a sporting rivalry in football propelled by the media and fans that involves Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, mainly for being contemporaries and due to their similar records and sporting successes. [1]
The game was noted by many football writers to be dramatic and hotly contested, with some labeling it as an "instant classic." [n 2] Several fans and reports of the game would refer to the match as The Battle of Lusail. [n 3] Reporting on the game, Jason Burt of The Telegraph wrote, "it was feisty, downright dirty and with huge amounts of ...
The match was also Ronaldo's last game at Manchester United for over twelve years, as he completed a world record £80 million transfer to Real Madrid on 1 July. [195] He would later go on to rejoin United in August 2021, and departing once more in November 2022. [196] [197]
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the anticipated showdown against rival Lionel Messi due to a calf injury Ronaldo out for Al Nassr game vs. Messi, Inter Miami. ‘Last Dance’ will have to wait
Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a vintage performance for Argentina on Tuesday, scoring three goals in his nation’s 6-0 thrashing of Bolivia in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could resume their longstanding rivalry in a tournament being staged in Saudi Arabia in February. Organizers of the Riyadh Season Cup said Tuesday that Messi’s ...
Only Messi (on 8 March 2012 against Bayer Leverkusen), Luiz Adriano (on 21 October 2014 against BATE Borisov) and Erling Haaland (on 14 March 2023 against RB Leipzig) have scored five goals in a match. [3] [4] [5] Only Ronaldo (four times), Messi, Lewandowski and Benzema (twice each) have scored multiple hat-tricks in the knockout stage. [6]
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may play in an exhibition match in February 2024 being billed as “The Last Dance,” but Inter Miami said no deal has been made yet