Deputyvictor:
12 Reasons why Ronaldo is better than Messi


Make no mistake, Messi is one of the greatest football
players to ever grace the field. But due to his physique,
playing style, and nationality, Messi will forever be playing
underneath the shadow of other great Argentinian players
such as Daniel Passarella, Gabriel Batistuta, and Diego
Maradona. Until Messi can bring home a World Cup title,
he’ll always have the burden of an entire country on his
shoulders.
Portugal doesn’t have anywhere near the depth of football
skill that Argentina does. As such, Ronaldo is spared from
any comparisons from previous Portuguese football greats
because he’s already proven himself to be his country’s
greatest football player ever. Whilst Argentinians debate
over Messi and Maradona, the Portuguese Football
Federation has named Ronaldo as their country’s best ever
player.
With no past glories hanging over him, Ronaldo is able to
play with the knowledge that he can only keep adding to
his legacy.

Throughout his career, Ronaldo has been guided by an
envious roster of great coaches and managers.
During his Manchester United days, Ronaldo was under
the tutelage of the great Sir Alex Ferguson , one of the
greatest football managers ever. Their partnership proved
to be very successful with a total of three Premier League
titles, one UEFA Champions League title, one FA Cup, two
Football League Cups, and one FIFA Club World Cup.
When Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, the managerial
reins were taken up by the equally great Jose Mourinho .
Under Mourinho’s guidance, Ronaldo has added a La Liga
title, one Copa Del Rey title, and one Supercopa de Espana
title to his ever growing collection.
Most recently, Ronaldo worked with Carlo Ancelotti,
another all time great football manager. Their partnership
proved to be very successful as Ronaldo managed to add
another UEFA Champions League title, another Copa Del
Rey, another FIFA Club World Cup, and a UEFA Super Cup
to his trophy museum.

Whilst they may be closely matched on the field, Ronaldo
definitely has Messi’s number when it comes to things off
the field.
Ever since he made his Manchester United debut, Ronaldo
has consistently been one of the world’s most marketable
athletes. With an ever growing endorsement profile,
Ronaldo collects sponsors like how most people collect
stamps. Big companies such as Calvin Klein, Coca-Cola,
Castrol, Konami, Banco Espirito Santo, Motorola, Jacob &
Co, Tag Heuer, Fly Emirates, Samsung, and even KFC are
more than willing to throw money at Ronaldo in exchange
for plastering his face and body on every advertisement.
But Ronaldo isn’t all about soft drinks, fried chicken, and
engine oils. In 2006, Ronaldo launched his own fashion
boutique called CR7 (taken from his initials and jersey
number) in his hometown. Since its inception, CR7 has
steadily grown and expanded into the underwear and
fragrance business.
Admittedly, Messi has a considerable brand behind him as
well. But when it comes down to it, who would you rather
have modelling Calvin Klein underwear, Ronaldo or Messi?

All things considered, injuries are to be expected when you
play a sport that requires insane levels of fitness and
features continuous stop-start running for an hour and a
half to two hours. For all his talent and natural ability,
Messi has had his share of injuries. In contrast, Ronaldo
has been pretty good in the injury department.
Whilst Messi has been forced to miss months of play due
to injury, Ronaldo has generally managed to play through
most football seasons, save for a few little niggles here and
there. Thanks to an awesome team of physios and
nutritionists, Ronaldo has managed to keep himself
healthier than Messi, despite Messi being a few years
younger. In fact, when Ronaldo won the 2013 Ballon d’Or
Trophy, he bought each of his Real Madrid trainers a car
as a sign of gratitude for keeping him in top shape.
In a final ironic twist of fate, Messi suffered a knee injury
very recently whilst Ronaldo was given a ‘Healthiest
Player Award’. Maybe Ronaldo could recommend a physio
or two to Messi.

Messi has primarily focused on the Spanish League and
has been extremely successful with his team,
Barcelona. Ronaldo, on the other hand, has dipped his toes
in both the Spanish League and the English Premier
League with great success.
During his six-season tenure in the English Premier
League, Ronaldo lent his services for Manchester United.
After a three-season teething period, Ronaldo helped
Manchester United win three Premier League titles in a
row from 2006 to 2008 before transferring to Real Madrid
and trading in England for Spain.
Rather than go through a slump, Ronaldo managed to help
Real Madrid break through Messi’s Barcelona team’s
prior dominance in La Liga and win the Spanish League
title for the 2011-2012 football season. If Ronaldo can do
it, maybe Messi should try his hand at the English Premier
League sometime.

The European Golden Shoe is awarded to the leading goal-
scorer across the top division of every European
league. After a couple of gushing entries over Ronaldo’s
scoring ability, you’d be correct in thinking that Ronaldo
has a few of these trophies tucked away somewhere.
Four European Golden Shoe trophies to be exact.
This makes Ronaldo the first (and only player so far) to
win this Golden Shoe award four times. Crucially, for the
sake of this list, Ronaldo’s four trophies puts him ahead of
Messi by one. What makes this achievement even more
impressive is that Ronaldo has managed to win the Golden
Shoe award in both the English Premier League and La
Liga whilst Messi’s wins have all come from La Liga only.
On the topic of Ronaldo’s competitiveness in different
leagues…

Despite debuting in La Liga in 2009 compared to Messi’s
2005 debut, and logging in over 100 fewer appearances,
Ronaldo is matching, or in some cases, bettering Messi’s
Spanish League numbers.
Seemingly making up for lost time, Ronaldo has become
the fastest La Liga player to score 100, 150, 200, and 300
goals. Ronaldo’s mighty scoring ability has also netted him
some other miscellaneous records such as the La Liga
record for most hat-tricks at 28, being the first player to
score more than 50 goals in four consecutive seasons in
Spanish football, and for being the only player to score
against every La Liga team in a single season.
Perhaps Ronaldo’s most impressive and most telling La
Liga records are his penalty kick conversion rate and goal
ratio. Ronaldo currently boasts the best penalty kick
conversion rate at 93 per cent and the best La Liga goal
ratio of 1.12 per game. There must be something in the
Spanish air that’s elevating Ronaldo’s Spanish league
performances.

When it comes to goals, Ronaldo and Messi have produced
enough moments of football magic to last several lifetimes.
But when it comes to numbers and statistics, Ronaldo
is quantitatively better than Messi.
Including his international and club numbers, Ronaldo has
scored a mind-boggling 499 goals from 752 apps. By
comparison, Messi has scored “only” 467 goals from 597
apps. Ronaldo’s superior scoring ability is reflected by the
numerous goal records he holds such as being the first
player to reach 40 goals in a professional league for two
consecutive seasons, the only player to score 60 or more
goals in a calendar year four times, and the only player to
score more than 50 goals in five different seasons.
Just as a cherry on top, Ronaldo holds the unique record
for being the first player to score in every minute of a
game


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Deputyvictor:
12 Reasons why Ronaldo is better than Messi


Make no mistake, Messi is one of the greatest football
players to ever grace the field. But due to his physique,
playing style, and nationality, Messi will forever be playing
underneath the shadow of other great Argentinian players
such as Daniel Passarella, Gabriel Batistuta, and Diego
Maradona. Until Messi can bring home a World Cup title,
he’ll always have the burden of an entire country on his
shoulders.
Portugal doesn’t have anywhere near the depth of football
skill that Argentina does. As such, Ronaldo is spared from
any comparisons from previous Portuguese football greats
because he’s already proven himself to be his country’s
greatest football player ever. Whilst Argentinians debate
over Messi and Maradona, the Portuguese Football
Federation has named Ronaldo as their country’s best ever
player.
With no past glories hanging over him, Ronaldo is able to
play with the knowledge that he can only keep adding to
his legacy.

Throughout his career, Ronaldo has been guided by an
envious roster of great coaches and managers.
During his Manchester United days, Ronaldo was under
the tutelage of the great Sir Alex Ferguson , one of the
greatest football managers ever. Their partnership proved
to be very successful with a total of three Premier League
titles, one UEFA Champions League title, one FA Cup, two
Football League Cups, and one FIFA Club World Cup.
When Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, the managerial
reins were taken up by the equally great Jose Mourinho .
Under Mourinho’s guidance, Ronaldo has added a La Liga
title, one Copa Del Rey title, and one Supercopa de Espana
title to his ever growing collection.
Most recently, Ronaldo worked with Carlo Ancelotti,
another all time great football manager. Their partnership
proved to be very successful as Ronaldo managed to add
another UEFA Champions League title, another Copa Del
Rey, another FIFA Club World Cup, and a UEFA Super Cup
to his trophy museum.

Whilst they may be closely matched on the field, Ronaldo
definitely has Messi’s number when it comes to things off
the field.
Ever since he made his Manchester United debut, Ronaldo
has consistently been one of the world’s most marketable
athletes. With an ever growing endorsement profile,
Ronaldo collects sponsors like how most people collect
stamps. Big companies such as Calvin Klein, Coca-Cola,
Castrol, Konami, Banco Espirito Santo, Motorola, Jacob &
Co, Tag Heuer, Fly Emirates, Samsung, and even KFC are
more than willing to throw money at Ronaldo in exchange
for plastering his face and body on every advertisement.
But Ronaldo isn’t all about soft drinks, fried chicken, and
engine oils. In 2006, Ronaldo launched his own fashion
boutique called CR7 (taken from his initials and jersey
number) in his hometown. Since its inception, CR7 has
steadily grown and expanded into the underwear and
fragrance business.
Admittedly, Messi has a considerable brand behind him as
well. But when it comes down to it, who would you rather
have modelling Calvin Klein underwear, Ronaldo or Messi?

All things considered, injuries are to be expected when you
play a sport that requires insane levels of fitness and
features continuous stop-start running for an hour and a
half to two hours. For all his talent and natural ability,
Messi has had his share of injuries. In contrast, Ronaldo
has been pretty good in the injury department.
Whilst Messi has been forced to miss months of play due
to injury, Ronaldo has generally managed to play through
most football seasons, save for a few little niggles here and
there. Thanks to an awesome team of physios and
nutritionists, Ronaldo has managed to keep himself
healthier than Messi, despite Messi being a few years
younger. In fact, when Ronaldo won the 2013 Ballon d’Or
Trophy, he bought each of his Real Madrid trainers a car
as a sign of gratitude for keeping him in top shape.
In a final ironic twist of fate, Messi suffered a knee injury
very recently whilst Ronaldo was given a ‘Healthiest
Player Award’. Maybe Ronaldo could recommend a physio
or two to Messi.

Messi has primarily focused on the Spanish League and
has been extremely successful with his team,
Barcelona. Ronaldo, on the other hand, has dipped his toes
in both the Spanish League and the English Premier
League with great success.
During his six-season tenure in the English Premier
League, Ronaldo lent his services for Manchester United.
After a three-season teething period, Ronaldo helped
Manchester United win three Premier League titles in a
row from 2006 to 2008 before transferring to Real Madrid
and trading in England for Spain.
Rather than go through a slump, Ronaldo managed to help
Real Madrid break through Messi’s Barcelona team’s
prior dominance in La Liga and win the Spanish League
title for the 2011-2012 football season. If Ronaldo can do
it, maybe Messi should try his hand at the English Premier
League sometime.

The European Golden Shoe is awarded to the leading goal-
scorer across the top division of every European
league. After a couple of gushing entries over Ronaldo’s
scoring ability, you’d be correct in thinking that Ronaldo
has a few of these trophies tucked away somewhere.
Four European Golden Shoe trophies to be exact.
This makes Ronaldo the first (and only player so far) to
win this Golden Shoe award four times. Crucially, for the
sake of this list, Ronaldo’s four trophies puts him ahead of
Messi by one. What makes this achievement even more
impressive is that Ronaldo has managed to win the Golden
Shoe award in both the English Premier League and La
Liga whilst Messi’s wins have all come from La Liga only.
On the topic of Ronaldo’s competitiveness in different
leagues…

Despite debuting in La Liga in 2009 compared to Messi’s
2005 debut, and logging in over 100 fewer appearances,
Ronaldo is matching, or in some cases, bettering Messi’s
Spanish League numbers.
Seemingly making up for lost time, Ronaldo has become
the fastest La Liga player to score 100, 150, 200, and 300
goals. Ronaldo’s mighty scoring ability has also netted him
some other miscellaneous records such as the La Liga
record for most hat-tricks at 28, being the first player to
score more than 50 goals in four consecutive seasons in
Spanish football, and for being the only player to score
against every La Liga team in a single season.
Perhaps Ronaldo’s most impressive and most telling La
Liga records are his penalty kick conversion rate and goal
ratio. Ronaldo currently boasts the best penalty kick
conversion rate at 93 per cent and the best La Liga goal
ratio of 1.12 per game. There must be something in the
Spanish air that’s elevating Ronaldo’s Spanish league
performances.

When it comes to goals, Ronaldo and Messi have produced
enough moments of football magic to last several lifetimes.
But when it comes to numbers and statistics, Ronaldo
is quantitatively better than Messi.
Including his international and club numbers, Ronaldo has
scored a mind-boggling 499 goals from 752 apps. By
comparison, Messi has scored “only” 467 goals from 597
apps. Ronaldo’s superior scoring ability is reflected by the
numerous goal records he holds such as being the first
player to reach 40 goals in a professional league for two
consecutive seasons, the only player to score 60 or more
goals in a calendar year four times, and the only player to
score more than 50 goals in five different seasons.
Just as a cherry on top, Ronaldo holds the unique record
for being the first player to score in every minute of a
game


read more


www.therichest.com/sports/soccer-sports/12-reasons-why-ronaldo-is-better-than-messi/

Christmasdon:
To the guy above me. Cr7 have scored 501goals and messi is still in 3o5 goals so, how is messi better than cr7.cr7 best player. Football is all about scoring scoring goals nothing less nothing more.

Christmasdon:
To the guy above me. Cr7 have scored 501goals and messi is still in 3o5 goals so, how is messi better than cr7.cr7 best player. Football is all about scoring scoring goals nothing less nothing more.

gurunlocker:
Saying Ronaldo is the best? Have you ever seen where they compare Ronaldo with pele and maradona?

sentimental post

Christmasdon:
To the guy above me. Cr7 have scored 501goals and messi is still in 3o5 goals so, how is messi better than cr7.cr7 best player. Football is all about scoring scoring goals nothing less nothing more.

bestdeals0:
the op's head is full of petrol. Dey should compare me and Ronaldo instead of him and Messi. LOBISH

coded01:


Wicked!!!

Christmasdon:
To the guy above me. Cr7 have scored 501goals and messi is still in 3o5 goals so, how is messi better than cr7.cr7 best player. Football is all about scoring scoring goals nothing less nothing more.

Sexiestcrown:
MESSI IS WAY BETTER THAN RONALDO. YES, MESSI HAS BEEN IN BARCELONA ALL HIS BUT U NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT D RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MESSI N BARCA IS BOTH BUSINESS N PERSONAL. IF U KNW D HISTORY OF MESSI U WOULD KNW DAT BARCA LITERALLY SAVED HIS LYF WEN HE WAS A KID SO, IT WON'T BE EASY 4 HIM 2 JUST LEAVE UNLIKE RONALDO. * REGARDING D GOALS. DURING D TYM OF XAVI N INESTA MESSI HAD A VERY GOAL START, BUT 4RM LST 2 SEASON DUE 2 D AGE FACTOR OF BOTH PLAYERS MESSI HAS WITHDRAWN DAT IS HE GIVES MORE ASSIST N SCORES LESS GOALS. NO MATTER HW U LOOK AT IT MESSI IS WAY BETTER THAN RONALDO.
SCADUSH!!

gurunlocker:
Saying Ronaldo is the best? Have you ever seen where they compare Ronaldo with pele and maradona?

sentimental post

bestdeals0:
Lol. Bia, na Chelsea Jersey Messi wear for that ur pic?. Make he no try am ooo. Dey don enter 16th for table now. I no say dem go collect ;Dfrom Leicester tomorrow. Messi is still d world best player. His generosity nd humility is rili making me love him alot. Unlike Ronaldo d selfish player. Oya, wey dose Madrid fans?. Raise up ur hands

coded01:


Krasid, usbcable

bestdeals0:
the op's head is full of petrol. Dey should compare me and Ronaldo instead of him and Messi. LOBISH

henrixx:
u funny gan

celebgists:


Look at this sentimental goat!!! Comapring a 30 year old with a 28year Old....He.said messi never left spain...did ryan gigs leave man u he is presently regarded qs the most decorated player of the club, fransesco totti is regarded as one of the greatest italian to ever grace the pitch he never left As roma ss many other legends so stupid point because messi has destroyed probally all the the top 10 clubs in europe and the world at large large. RONALDO has spent 8 years in spain and has only one league title to his name and he has been top scorers in 3 or 4 of those campaigns too poor for world class in my opinion.

MESSI SHOULD GO AND WIN WORLD CUP U SAID but ronaldo doesnt have a national team that can abi or a least take them to the final. Why am i even wasting my time on this Guy.

Oga go and crash and watch messi be the first player in history to win 5 ballon dor in the next gala night.

Xhaka:
If you like give 100 reasons, it won't stop Messi from winning the next Ballon D'or