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Football is arguably one of the most weird game one could ever see out there. It is indeed strange how instantly people can be praising you then all of a sudden, they will turn against you. Over the years, we have seen the fans of some football clubs turning against their players after a bad show or for perceived lack of commitment.



In general, rival fans also do derive pleasure from mocking a player, maybe for not doing enough or for scoring cheap goals. One player who has been a victim recently is Cristiano Ronaldo. Upon joining Manchester United from Juventus, the Portuguese striker was only able to score goals from a few yards out in his first couple of games, a fact that attracts much criticism from fans across the world that he hardly score from outside the box. However, that seems to have changed in recent times as the Portuguese striker has popped in with Impressive strikes of different kind. One question that we would like to analyze in this article is, Why has everyone suddenly stopped calling him a tap-ins merchant?



Football fans across the world are fond of criticizing players, forgetting that those players are capable of coming up with moments that can silence critics forever. Over the course of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has proven that he is always motivated by criticism and anytime they criticize him of doing something, he always come up with something special that will silence critics.


One thing that has happened in the last few weeks that has stopped people from talking about Ronaldo scoring tap-ins is the fact that the Portuguese forward has been scoring some beautiful goals recently. Against Atalanta last week, Ronaldo rose highest to meet a sublime Luke Shaw cross to give United all three points. At Tottenham, Ronaldo scored from an almost impossible angle, while his two goals at Atalanta were beautiful to behold too.



While I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion and anyone can say what they feel like saying, I believe criticizing a player of Ronaldo's pedigree is wrong. He has scored nine goals for United this season in all competition, and at least five of those goals have been outstanding, so why criticizing him for always scoring tap-ins? Undoubtedly, Ronaldo is a complete player that scores all kind of goals.



He has responded perfectly well to his critics once again, and he will continue to do so, as long as he is still playing football.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the football world for the best part of the last 16 years or so. While many still try to differentiate between the two, both players have many things in common.

As Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he and Georgina Rodriguez are expecting another set of twins, Ronaldo now looks set to overtake Messi in the twins count. This means that both Messi and Ronaldo have given birth to twins before. It means that they both have that in common.

Aside from this, Ronaldo and Messi have many other things in common that even many fans do not know about. In this article, I will tell you 10 things that Messi and Ronaldo have in common.

Below are 10 things that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common.

To start with, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have given birth to twins. As said earlier, Ronaldo's announcement about twins last week is not his first time. When Georgina Rodriguez gives birth again, Ronaldo will have two sets of twins, while Messi could look to match him later in the future.

Also, in the summer transfer window of 2021, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi secured unexpected moves to a new club. Ronaldo looked set to continue his remarkable showings for Juventus, while Messi was widely expected to sign a new contract at Barcelona.

Out of the blue, both players secured moves away from their clubs at the time. Messi moved to Paris St Germain after he could not sign a contract extension at Barcelona. On the other hand, Ronaldo signed for Manchester United after he decided to leave Juventus.

Another common thing between Messi and Ronaldo is about their sons. The son of Cristiano Ronaldo idolizes Lionel Messi. Similarly, Thiago, the son of Lionel Messi, idolizes Cristiano Ronaldo. Looks like both sons have different tastes.

Also, as great as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are, they haven't been able to do something that all footballers aim to do. Most football players dream of winning the World Cup. Unfortunately for both Messi and Ronaldo, they haven't been able to do it.


Furthermore, another thing in common between them is their age difference and that of their sons. Messi is about 869 days younger than Ronaldo. Guess what, 869 days is also the age difference between Thiago, Messi's son and Ronaldo Junior, Ronaldo's son.

Another thing in common between Leo and CR7 is that they both have a son named Mateo. Of all the names available in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo decided to pick the same name for their sons. Imagine if both sons are nominated for the Ballon D'Or in future like their dads. That would be interesting.

Furthermore, Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Euro Championship with Portugal on the 10th of July 2016. It was his only trophy with his national team at the time. Surprisingly, Lionel Messi won the Copa América trophy with Argentina on the 10th of July but in 2021. Hence, both players won an international trophy on the same 10th of July but in different years though.

Another common thing between Both Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi is that they are business moguls. They both own hotels. While Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have hotels, like their international football goals count, Ronaldo has more. One of Ronaldo's hotels is called Pestana CR7.

When it comes to time for leisure, both Messi and Ronaldo have the same taste. Most times, Cristiano Ronaldo travel in his jet, the same as Lionel Messi. Well, I hope they don't compete in the air too. At the same time, they both love to have their leisure on their yachts

Lastly, another common thing between Messi and Ronaldo is that they are their nation's all-time top scorers. Lionel Messi is the Argentine national team all-time goalscorer. He has scored at least 79 goals for Argentina and over 650 goals for Barcelona.

Ronaldo on the other hand has scored over 110 goals for Portugal, and he is the all-time international goalscorer. With at least 450 goals for Real Madrid, he is the Los Blancos' record goalscorer.

Despite these incredible similarities, many will continue to debate on who is better between them. One thing for sure is that both have incredible numbers to stake their claim at the top. Another thing is that they appear more similar than we have even imagined, as they have many things in common.

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Both players national Jersey is similar to the club they play for currently. Check the pix below. Epic.
I just love both @Ronaldo @Messi two greatest football players that ever grace the world stage of football.

Which of these similarities do you find the most interesting?

Lionel Messi has given his honest opinion on this year's Ballon d'Or, describing the possibility of winning the prize for a seventh time as "crazy".

Despite playing in a poor Barcelona side last season, Messi still banged in the goals and then captained Argentina to a long-awaited Copa America triumph in the summer.

He collected both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards and though he's not set the world alight in his new surroundings at Paris Saint-Germain, the 34-year-old is the favourite to win the gong yet again.

But interestingly, Messi isn't so sure about his chances of being named as the winner by France Football and isn't too fussed if he does not come out on top.

"If I'm honest, I don't think so [he can win it]," Messi admitted in a wide-ranging interview with SPORT, as per The Mirror.

"My biggest prize was what I was able to achieve with the national team. After having fought and fought so much for that achievement, it was the best for all it cost.

"If the golden ball arrives it would be extraordinary for what it would mean winning one more. The seventh would be crazy. If not, nothing happens.

"I have already achieved one of my great goals. I am very happy for what happened and now that whatever has to happen, happens."

Leo Messi to @sport regarding the Ballon d'Or:

"The truth is, I don't think about it. The biggest prize was what I achieved with the National Team. We fought so hard for that, it was the ultimate goal. A 7th Ballon d'Or would be crazy but if not, no problem." pic.twitter.com/MiV7Mv0MDr

(@TheEuropeanLad) November 1, 2021

Messi's last Ballon d'Or win came in 2019 and he has already talked about the strong competition for this year's award, namechecking teammates Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, as well as Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema.

“In my team, there are two for whom I will easily vote: Neymar and Kylian Mbappé," Messi told France Football.

And then Robert Lewandowski, who has just had a great year and Karim Benzema who was excellent."

Football journalists, coaches and captains of national teams all have a say in voting for the Ballon d'Or, which was first introduced in 1956.

The winner of the 2021 instalment will be announced later this month on 29 November at Paris' Theatre du Chatelet.

Robisky001:
Great analysis and submissions Op. It's left for those at the helm to work on the points raised. It's not like they are even ignorant of the points you raised just that they don't have the willpower to execute.

Thanks more blessings to you and your family.

abouzaid:
Una still de blow grammer ontop the hopelessly hopeless zoological shithole called Nigeria? Nigeria Nigeria can only get worse not better. The only way that op's suggestions can take effect in Nigeria is by completely removing political power from the North and share it fairly to all regions of Nigeria, that is impossible.

Deep

Abudu2000:
and to further prove the op right what's a civil engineering, a whole civil engineering student be researching on economics and economies for his/her project works when you should be doing researches on structures and bridges designs, perhaps how to make more durable bridges at a cheaper rate. But no, they sent you on a wild goose chase.

Bullet points on plater of knowledge. Nice one.
Thanks for your contribution.

Ynix:
You made a wonderful post here
I remember my undergraduates days in the late 2000s, I did a lot of research about america most especially their university, being a civil engineering student. It was surprising for me to discover that as at then in 2008, Havard University was the 24th biggest economy in USA. If a university can achieve that how much more a state like California that was open to all as long as you are coming in to create value. In the 1900s California was referred to as the State of Opportunities, everyone were pouring into it even pastors, I remember that Four Square started and became popular right from California.
I want to also shock you sir that when it comes to some crops like Almond among some others, the same California is the highest producer of such farm products in the world

Wonderful write up you posses a resourceful knowledge and information. Thanks for your contribution. Remain bless.

California – America’s Second Country . No Oil But Richer Than France Brazil and Nigeria !

California is the 6th largest economy in the world. It’s economy is larger than that of France or Brazil. The little problem is that California is not a country. It is a State in the United States of America. It has little offshore oil, yet its economy is larger than States in the US that are famous for their oil reserves, like Texas.


California generates much of its revenue from non-oil products. It found a way to absorb and domesticate much of the intellectual output from its premier university, Stanford University, into saleable products within its economy.


As a matter of fact, much of California’s economy is built around Stanford University. So with this, Silicon valley developed. I’m sure you’ve heard of Silicon Valley at least once in your life.


Now with Silicon Valley came companies like Apple, eBay, Cisco, Lockheed, Hewlett Packard (HP), Google, Netflix, Facebook, Oracle, Tesla… and the list goes on and on ad infinitum.These are multibillion-dollar companies.

The yearly budget of any one of these companies might be larger than the entire yearly budget of, say for example, Akwa Ibom State. I’m taking about companies that are richer than countries. They are all in California. But that is just in the technology industry where the technologies and inventions spewing out of Stanford are caught midair and converted to money spinning enterprises.

But there is also the entertainment industry in California. Yes, Hollywood is in California. The US movies industry contributes about $504Billion to USA’s GDP. Hollywood, as you know, contributes over 70% of that figure. Most iconic movie studios are in Hollywood. As a matter of fact, the “Big Eight” consisting of 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, United Artists, Universal Studios and Warner Bros are, or were, all in Hollywood. These again, are multi-billion dollar companies generating revenue for California.


Despite the above, California also thrives on agriculture. As at 2014, California had nothing less than 77,000 farms and ranches raking in about $55Billion in revenue yearly. It produces over 400 agricultural commodities, a large chunk of which it exports. It is the leader in producing exotic fruits in America. Its wine industry is unique. California wine is drunk with relish the world over. I used to drink some too.


This is just one State in America. You see, California actually had a choice of sitting back and striving to get a piece of the revenue generated from Texas’ oil. It could have depended solely on Federal allocation to survive so that every month end, it will send its Commissioner of Finance to Washington DC to receive monthly allocation so that it can barely pay salaries of its workers and nothing more.


Then San Francisco would resemble Ajegunle in Lagos. And there certainly would not be those beautiful sights and sounds that make California what it is today. But No, not California. Not America. California gives to the center and, because of its wealth, despises the idea of depending on it for survival. The Federal Government actually needs California to survive, not the other way round.


You see, America is structured in such a way that States must look inwards to exploit their wealth for the good of its citizens. There is no free lunch for the lazy States. There certainly is no commonwealth. But there is your wealth, if you can create it. Under American Federalism, you are the captain of your ship. But again, you are also the waves upon which the ship will sail. That is America. The local government, the government closest to the grassroot, is deliberately made the strongest level of government. Items like Variances (adaptation of state law to local conditions,) Public works (yes, public works!!), Contracts for public works, Licensing of public accommodations, Assessable improvements, Basic public services are all left for local county governments to handle.


The State handles weightier matters like Property law, Education,Commerce laws of ownership and exchange, Banking and credit laws, Labour law and professional licensure, Insurance laws, and Electoral laws, including parties and Civil service laws. Items that the Federal Government, the center, handles affecting the States, are actually very negligible.

Nigeria on the contrary will never do well unless we restructure. We pretend to have a Federal system but we are actually operating a unique form of unitary government, and it is weighing the polity down. Can you imagine a country where the school curriculum is regulated by a national central body and states have no powers to vary or amend their curriculum? So, if the rest of the developed world is light years ahead in what they teach their children from primary schools, and our Minister of Education has absolutely no clue, the States must be burdened with antiquated school curriculum until such a time (if we are lucky, before rapture perhaps!!) that we have an Education Minister who would realise how far behind we are and bring the curriculum up to date. Just take a look at the science curriculum for grade students in advanced countries and you would cry for Nigeria.

I recently read of a high school in Japan which has amended its curriculum to include robotics and drones technology. IN HIGH SCHOOL!! But our Professors here don’t have a hang on Robotics even! Students are still taught the very prehistoric rudiments of physics and chemistry in our schools. And this is even in the few schools that teachers and students still meet in the classrooms!


For the few public schools that are lucky to have labs, all you see are miserable nameless creatures trapped in formalin, to which nobody ever pays attention. These creatures suffer a double jeopardy having suffered the first misfortune of being caught and preserved in formalin in Nigeria, and then thereafter completely ignored, even in death! And because the control of our curriculum is central, there is nothing States can do about this.

You would think this is not a problem until you understand that Nigerians spend over ONE TRILLION NAIRA every year to study abroad. You see, the reason why you have Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Oxford, etc is not only for academic excellence of the citizens of the countries which have these schools. No. They invest in their institutions so that they can earn revenue from foreign students from countries like Nigeria which has destroyed its educational system. Abroad, schools are so important to society that the economy, business and lifestyle of whole cities and even States completely depend on or revolve around schools. What would the city of cambridge be without Cambridge University. Or Cambridge, Massachusett without Harvard University. These cities depend on these universities to survive. And imagine that Nigeria had invested in its universities and was earning $1billion dollars a year from foreign students seeking to study here, who would be fighting over oil in the Niger Delta? How many car manufacturing companies would we have in Owerri near FUTO where students are constantly doing and selling their research products to burgeoning engineering and manufacturing companies? Recently, three students in Sweden conducted research and came up with a product that could improve wear and tear on tyres. The product became so successful that Volvo had to partner with these students to patent the product.

Now when this product hit world stage, can you imagine how much revenue sweden would earn from these product? Do your research, most of the world-class products we buy today off the shelf, at great cost, were invented by university students. As you are reading this, do not forget that without Harvard University, there would not have been facebook, and this our interface would have been impossible.

But our students In Nigeria are not entirely without inventions. We invented the Pyrates Confraternity, the , the Eiye, the Vikings and what not!! Students resume school with guns and bullets, rather than books and scholastic ideas, as though academic institutions were a war college. Lecturers fly colors as do students. And when the turf war begins, people die in droves. But States can do nothing about this because some of these institutions are controlled by the Federal Government. Even for the ones controlled by States, you still can’t do much because the security apparatus is controlled by the Federal Government. The Federal Government will provide or withdraw security from the State, depending on whether it is happy with the sitting Governor. So every year, all sorts of characters are vomited from Nigerian Universities to take their place in Nigerian society.

So you have Judges, Lawyers, Engineers, Doctors and so forth whose first and primary allegiance is to their cult group, before the Country. The multiplier effect of this, is a treatise for another day.

But suffice to say that as long as this problem persist, let’s forget about Silicon Valley in Nigeria, because there will never be a Stanford University here to provide an infinite supply of ideas and prodigies to feed the invention value-chain!

Nigeria cannot wake up from its slumber today because it cannot lift its head. The entire weight of its existence is concentrated in its head. From the viewpoint of government, the weight is In Abuja. From the viewpoint of revenue source, the weight is in the Niger-Delta. We need to urgently restructure and evenly distribute this pressure points and weights to diffuse tension in Nigeria.

We need to revisit the exclusive legislative list in the constitution and systematically reduce the responsibilities of the Federal Government vis-a-vis the States. Resources have to be handed back to the States that generated them but place an obligation on each States to contribute an agreed percentage to the common federal purse to service obligations of the Federal Government. There is no reason Education, Policing, Prisons (only people convicted of federal offenses should go to federal prisons!!), Ports, Inland waterways, natural minerals, even marriage (yes, english form of marriage!!) and so many other items should be the concern of the Federal Government. We will never develop with such weight that weigh us down at the center. Nigeria can never raise its head in the comity of nations because of the sheer weight of the head.

There is more to say, but scarcely any time. But to emphasis the point i’ve been laboring to make, shall i say again that there is absolutely no reason or need to fight for oil in the Niger-Delta. There are so many things that can bring more revenue to States in Nigeria than oil. South Africa has no oil, but it has Gold, and is richer than Nigeria. We all play a vital role directly or indirectly to contribute to the system that promote both equality and equity, thereby gradually restructuring Nigeria at large.

Why Messi might not be considered as the Greatest of all time with Cristiano Ronaldo recent exploits


We have come way too long on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's debate. Every season, the two stars just keep on outshining themselves with outstanding performances. All credits to the two players.


However, one word that has been used to describe Messi over the years is becoming questionable at the moment. Messi is called the greatest in football. After winning Copa America, his praises went so high that people forgot so easily that this tournament is being played in two years span.


Cristiano Ronaldo led his own country to International European glory in 2016 with average players in the team. Now, let's look at the time interval, it's been played after four years, just like the World Cup.

You know, people talk about South America having a bigger standard than the European contingent. But, do you know that in the last two World Cups, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay are the only countries that stood out in the tournaments? Whereas we see so many big faces in European Countries.


Calling Messi the 'greatest in football' with all these flaws is a disrespect to Pele and Maradona who have won everything for their club and country. If you want to inscribe your name to be the greatest in the game, you have to outdo everyone consistently. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored seven goals this season for United without a single penalty. Messi playing in a more complete team has been unable to score goals.


I don't want to be skeptical about Messi's current situation in the PSG team. However, are we supposed to overlook the fact that Messi is struggling at this club? Without him, the French side is always winning all their games in the league. Clearly, Messi does not fit in the system of PSG. Cristiano Ronaldo prevailing in any league he finds himself hasn't been talked about enough. If we infer Messi to be the greatest in football, What then should we call Cristiano Ronaldo?


It's apparent that Messi and Ronaldo both share this stage of football. None is greater than the other, both of them are unique and spectacular in this game.

cr7lomo:
But u did not mention that he was top scorer in the Euros. Now u are saying his performance was disastrous last season, this is why I dont like arguing with messi fans, its like u people have abnormalities in reason . What did messi achieve last season that Ronaldo did not achieve? Same Porto that Liverpool could not defeat, same Porto that defeated Chelsea in the quarters. Next thing u will mention lyon, same lyon that knocked out city in the quarters. And u will run to Ajax , same ajax that destroyed real madrid and Bayern could not defeat that year and were seconds away from the final that year. Have you seen the position of juventus in the league presently? Its worse that Barca's. Even allegri confirmed that juventus is now a mid class team and no different from sossualo and verona . Talking about Uruguay beating Portugal, Argentina cudnt beat Iceland and were destroyed by Croatia. Uruguay is the 3rd best south American team by achievements, on the other hand Portugal is the 8th best European team by achievements. The Euros is like the Premiership while copa is like Portuguese or French league. Its a plumbers cup

I doff my hat for you with your round leather analysis.

judinho07:
"oga...to who'm much ix giving much ix expected...xo born dix ur excuse dat he juxt come..a baller in his standard should ball-anywhere and anytime...abi e'n no b worldbext again....a flop ix a flop..no excuse..4 nah messi ix a dixsaster...maybe there's hope in future...but d bitter truth ix south-american's no ball pass 30..e'n even try at 33...xo u guy's should give it a rext...!!!!

Bullet of truth, but sometimes things don't work that way.

Treasure17:
But that's not the OP argument. However, I think with time Messi will definitely adjust to league one. The expectation was so high that people were expecting him to hit the ground running but it doesn't always work like that.

You are blessed for saying this exactly my thought.

Lionel Messi is generally considered, by a large section of football fans, as the greatest footballer to ever play the beautiful game due to his high level of individual performance over the years.

The Argentinian international shattered a lot of records both at the club and international level while he was playing for Barcelona in the top tier of the Spanish football league system. The individual highlights of his Barcelona career include the six Ballon d'Or he won at the club.


Messi was very successful both at the individual and team level in the close to two decades he spent at Barcelona, but one narrative that has become very popular in recent years is whether the Argentinian legend can perform outside his comfort zone.


A lot of questions have been raised about his suitability to other leagues, with most of his critics arguing that he can only perform in a Barcelona team that was tailor-made for him.


The idea that Messi will struggle to perform on a cold and rainy night in Stoke even became a popular saying among English football fans. There were a lot of predictions that Messi will find it hard to replicate his performances at Barcelona elsewhere.


Fast forward to the 2021 summer transfer window, Messi finally got the opportunity to prove all his critics wrong by moving to Paris Saint-Germain after the expiration of his Barcelona contract.

He was expected to join Neymar and Mbappe in creating a fearsome Paris Saint-Germain's attacking lineup, but the reverse seems the case. It can even be argued that the team plays better whenever he is not in the starting lineup.

Lionel Messi is yet to score or create any goal for a teammate in his five league games for Paris Saint-Germain. He has even been substituted twice due to poor performances.

The Barcelona legend is just a few months into his contract at Paris Saint-Germain, but the early signs suggest that he is struggling to adapt to the French league. He still has enough time to turn this around, but until then, he has proven those who questioned his ability to perform outside of Barcelona right.

I hope he bounce back soon to prove his critics wrong.

Paris Saint Germain were in action recently against Lille in League one and they didn't have a great performance.


And following their result today some fans were not happy with PSG talisman Lionel Messi after a poor performance.


And fans have reacted on Twitter to the star player performance. See some reactions below.


- Lionel Messi is actually finished. https:///CRhS7flGod


- This is not Lionel Messi I refuse to believe that


- Barcelona and Lionel Messi I don’t know who misses the other the most.


- That was the worst Messi perfomance I've ever witnessed.OMG.


- Seems like Messi doesn't want to play football anymore.He is becoming a huge liability to PSG.


- Deputy goat Lionel Messi has been substituted ...another league game without a goal for him.


- If Lionel messi wins the ballon D’or this year it’ll be considered as the greatest robbery in football history.


- Messi looks like he doesnt want to play but he's forced to play. like look at him when he's playing. he doesnt even want to touch the ball.

Lionel Messi endured another disappointing evening for Paris Saint-Germain on Friday evening.

The Argentine was named in the starting lineup for his side's Ligue 1 clash against Lille at the Parc des Princes.

But he was far from his best during his time on the pitch.

Messi put in a lacklustre performance and was subbed off at half-time with PSG losing 1-0.

Mauricio Pochettino later confirmed that the legendary forward was taken off as a precaution after appearing to have hurt his leg.

Messi has now played in five Ligue 1 games for PSG.

He is still awaiting his first goal in the league and hasn't even recorded an assist as of yet.

He's been so far from his best that, according to statistics provided by WhoScored.com, he has only been the 126th best player in Ligue 1 so far this season.

His average rating of 6.75 places arguably the greatest player of all time outside the top 100.

View the top 10 best players in Ligue 1 so far this season below...

10. Sofiane Boufal - 7.31

9. Ludovic Ajorque - 7.35

8. Jonathan Clauss - 7.35

7. Neymar - 7.36

6. Idrissa Gueye - 7.37

5. Amine Gouiri - 7.46

4. Kamaldeen Sulemana - 7.48

3. Téji Savanier - 7.68

2. Kylian Mbappé - 7.80

1. Dimitri Payet - 7.94

Selected others:

21. Moussa Dembele - 7.18

34. Angel Di Maria - 7.10

52. William Saliba - 6.98
54. Marco Verratti - 6.96

66. Matteo Guendouzi - 6.93

68. Wissam Ben Yedder - 6.91

94. Xherdan Shaqiri - 6.81
Messi really has had a disastrous start to life at PSG.

La Liga is considered a tougher league than Ligue 1. Thus, Messi was expected to dominate France's top tier straight away.

But that hasn't materialised.

He's had multiple injury problems and has struggled to produce when he's on the pitch.

PSG's other two star players - Mbappe and Neymar - haven't struggled as much, with both in the league's top 10 players this season when it comes to statistics.

It's surely only a matter of time until Messi is back to his brilliant best, but it's still surprising it's taken this long for him to get going at his new club.

All of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Records For The Last 20 Years.


1. Cristiano Ronaldo is the only football player with the highest number of goals for the last 20 years. He has 795 career goals.


2. Ronaldo is the highest goalscorer in the men's international football tournament. He has scored 115 international goals.

3. Cristiano Ronaldo has the highest number of goals in the UEFA Champions League. He has scored 137 UEFA Champions League goals.

4. He is the player with the highest number of assists in the UEFA Champions League. Ronaldo has registered a total of 42 Champions League assists in 17 years of his career.

5. Cristiano Ronaldo is the football player with most UEFA Champions titles for the last 20 years. He has won five UEFA Champions League titles in the last 20 years.

6. Cristiano Ronaldo is the footballer with the highest number of hat tricks in the last 20 years. He has 58 career hat tricks.

7. He has the most hat tricks in men's international football. Ronaldo has scored 10 hat tricks for his home country.


8. Ronaldo has the highest number of long-distance goals in the history of football.

9. He is the FIFA Club World Cup the highest goalscorer.

10. Ronaldo has the highest goals in the European top 5 leagues in the last 20 years.

11. Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most number of goals scored with the weak foot.

12. He is the player with the highest number of header goals.

13. Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the highest number of UEFA Champions League goals in a season. He scored 17 goals in the 2014 UEFA Champions League tournament.

14. He is the player with the highest match-winning goals.

15. Ronaldo is the male footballer with the highest number of appearances in the UEFA team of the year.

16. Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the highest number of goals in the UEFA Champions League final for the last 20 years.

17. He is the player with the most UEFA men's player of the year award.

18. Ronaldo is the first football player to have won 400 games in the 21st century.

Ranking the Top 10 players with the most number of goals scored since 2020 till date

10) Harry Kane (Tottenham/England)

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the only English player to make our list of players with the most number of goals from 2020 till date. The 28 year old has made 91 appearances for both club and country and has scored as many as many as 56 goals within that period.



9) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)

Karim Benzema has been one of the most consistent goalscorers in football in recent years. The Frenchman ranks no 9 on our list of players with the most number of goals having scored 58 goals for both club and country since 2020.



Ciro Immobile (Lazio/Italy)

Italian striker Ciro Immobile is another player who has starred in the football world in the last two years. The 32 year old who plys his trade for Lazio in the Italian Serie A has scored 58 goals in 90 appearances for both club and country since last year.


7) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt)

Currently one of the best attackers in the football world, Mohamed Salah deservingly makes our list of players who have the most number of goals since 2020 with the Egyptian scoring a total of 58 goals in just 90 appearances.



6) Kylian Mbappe (PSG/France)

No 6 on our list is none other than Paris Saint German attacker Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe has had a fruitful spell in front of goal in the last 2 years with the forward scoring 66 goals in 99 appearances for both club and country.


5) Lionel Messi (PSG/Argentina)

Lionel Messi sits in fifth position of players with the most goals since 2020. The Argentine who is the favorite to clinch another Ballon d'or award has scored 67 goals in 98 appearances for both club and country.


4) Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea/ Belgium)

Romelu Lukaku incredible goalscoring form saw the Belgian striker earn a big money return to Chelsea last summer. The 28 year old is one of the leading goalscorers in football since 2020 scoring as many as 70 goals in 101 games for both club and country.



3) Erling Haaland (B. Dortmund/Norway)

Erling Haaland has been at the top of game since bursting on to the scene as a teenager with RB Salzburg back in 2019.

The Norwegian striker earned himself a move to Borussia Dortmund last year and has been in sublime goalscoring form ever since having scored a total tally of 82 goals in 82 games for club and country.



2) Cristiano Ronaldo (Man united/Portugal)

No 2 on our list of players with the most goals since 2020 is none other than Manchester united attacker Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward has seems to be on the wane but his goalscoring prowess have only grown stronger with the five time ballon d'or winner finding the back of the net 83 times in 97 games in the past two years.



1) Robert Lewandowski(B. Munich/ Poland)

Top of our list is none other than Bayern Munich goalscoring Machine Robert Lewandowski.

The Polish forward has been the best goalscorer in football for the past 2 years and have scored an insane 101 goals in just 90 appearances for club and country which leaves him well clear on top of our list.

Bayern Munich suffered their biggest defeat since 1978 as they were thrashed at Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Cup second round.

Borussia Monchengladbach thrashed Bayern Munich 5-0 in the second round of the German DFB Cup in what was a shock defeat for the visitors.

It is the first time in the competition's history that Bayern have lost by more than five goals while no other side has ever scored more than three goals, let alone five, against Julian Nagelsmann’s side.

It was also Monchengladbach's first ever Cup win over Bayern.

“I am absolutely shocked,” said Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic.

“We were just not there. We did not win a single tackle or challenge in the entire first half.

“Everything that could go wrong went wrong. Gladbach did it really well. We were absolutely not there. A blackout. It should not have happened to us in such a way.”

Monchengladbach took no time to settle into their stride when Kouadio Kone opened the scoring in the second minute.

Ramy Bensebaini then added a second before converting his spot-kick to give the hosts a comfortable 3-0 lead with only 21 minutes on the clock.

It wasn't as if Bayern were playing their second string either. They only made three changes from their 4-0 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday with Manuel Neuer, Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernandez, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski all starting.

Bayern went into the second half trying to claw something back but conceded just six minutes after the break when Breel Embolo, who provided the assist for the opener, made it four. The 24-year-old then rounded off the 5-0 rout with his second of the game.

Nagelsmann’s side managed to close up shop for the last 33 minutes of the match but the damage was already done following their humiliating performance.

It is only Bayern’s second defeat in all competitions this season. They sit top of the Bundesliga on 22 points having only lost one match, a 3-2 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this month.

Monchengladbach, however, are down in 12th, 11 points adrift of the league leaders.

"They don't Like Me" - Cristiano Fires Back at those Criticizing him as he Reveals the plan he has For Man United.

Manchester United Man of the Moment, Cristiano Ronaldo has Fired back at Critics who Questioned his signing as well as Contribution to the team.

United Re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus during the Summer Transfer Window and the 36 Years old wasted no time in Announcing his return Back to English Football.


Ronaldo has been on good Goal Scoring form for the Red Devils, recording six Goals in 8 Appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjær's Men across all Competitions.


Despite his Performance for the team, Cristiano Ronaldo has been Subjected to Criticisms from Several Pundits who Criticized his Signing and has gone further to Question his Overall Contribution to the team especially in tracking back to assist in defensive duties.


Cristiano Ronaldo reacting to the Criticisms has made it clear that he knows his Role and those Criticizing him are only hating on him.


"I know when the team needs my help defensively. But my role in the club is to win, help the team to win and to score goals - [the defensive side] is part of my job." Ronaldo told Skysports.


"The people who don't want to see that is because they don't like me but to be honest I'm 36, I win everything so am I going to be worried about the people who say bad things about me? I sleep good at night. I go to my bed with my conscience very good. Keep going with that because I will still close mouths and win things.


"Criticism is always part of the business. I'm not worried about that. And I see it as a good thing to be honest. If they worry about me or they speak about me, it's because they know my potential and value in football still.


So it's good. I'll give you an example: if you're in a school and you're the best student, you ask the worst student if he likes the best, they'll say they don't like him."


"I think the main word is that I'm still happy and enjoying football. It doesn't matter how many things I won in my career.


I win everything but I'm still motivated. I'm in a new chapter of my life, even with my age, and this is why I am here - to try to win and I think Manchester needs to be at this level of winning and thinking to win big things so I'm here to help."

Man United welcomes Liverpool to the Old Trafford in a crunch EPL Clash on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo would be looking at Helping his team secure Maximum Points in their quest for a League Glory.

Scoring goals is the best feeling in football, aside to winning trophies. While some players are not so lucky when it comes to scoring goals, others do it with relative ease. In fact, some players in history have scored 100 for their clubs in a record number of matches.


When a player to moves to a new club, the move could make or mar the career of such a player. While some players would just turn bad after a new move, other players go on to hit the ground running in front of goal after the new move. Some players would wait for a long time to even score just 1 goal, while others score 100 goals in no time.


In the history of club football, both examples of good players turn bad after going to another club and good players becoming better after such moves are aplenty to talk about.

In this article, we shall take a look at players who became even better after new moves. These players excelled so well from the start that even in a relative number of matches, they had already scored at least 100 goals.



With that in mind, let us take a look at 8 fastest players to score 100 goals for a single club. Usually, this begins from when a player scores his first goal for a club till the number of matches he plays in before scoring 100 goals.


Blow is the 8 fastest players to score 100 goals for a new single club.



8. Kylian Mbappé.



Starting this list is the most valuable player in the world at the moment. That player is none other Kylian Mbappé. Just as he moved to Paris St Germain on-loan from Monaco, he hit the ground running as a red-hot teenager. By the end of his 137th game, he had already scored at least 100 goals for the club.

7. Robert Lewandowski.



After Bayern Munich signed Robert Lewandowski, the player did not take too long to reach the 100 goals landmark for the Bavarians. He scored at least 100 goals after just 136 games for the club. This means that the Polish striker is the 7th fastest player to score 100 goals for a single club in history.

6. Edison Cavani.



At a much younger age than his Paris St Germain and Manchester United careers, Edison Cavani was such a lethal striker. When he moved to Napoli in the Italian Serie A, he took the whole of Europe by storm. After about 135 games for Napoli, Edison Cavani had already helped himself to at least 100 goals for the club.

5. Ruud Vanisterooy.



Former Netherlands international Ruud Vanisterooy was one of the hottest strikers when he moved to Manchester United in a club record deal. He even raised the the bar from the get go. He raced to 100 goals for Manchester United in just 131 matches for the Red Devils.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his first entry on this list. The 5-time Ballon d'Or winner made a sensational move to the Old Lady of Juventus in the Serie A. Although it took him a while to get going, when he finally did, he did in such an astonishing fashion.



Just like Ruud Vanisterooy, Cristiano Ronaldo scored at least 100 goals after just 131 games for Juventus. In fact, he became the fastest player to score 100 goals for Juventus.

3. Zlatan Ibrahimović.



Zlatan Ibrahimović is a well journeyed man. The current AC Milan striker has been to almost every top league in the world. But none of those moves got to a better start than that of his move to Paris St Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimović only needed 124 games for Paris St Germain to score his 100th goal for the club. This makes him the third-fastest player to score 100 goals for a single club in history.

2. Luis Suarez.



When Luis Suárez left Liverpool for Barcelona in Spain, eyebrows were raised. More eyebrows were even raised as to how he to his new environment by storm. Playing with Neymar and Messi, Suárez had all the support he needed. In just 120 games for Barcelona, Suarez had already scored his 100th goal for the club. This makes him the second-fastest player to score 100 goals for a single club in history.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo.


Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player who is appearing twice on this list. The current Manchester United striker left Old Trafford in a then world record deal for the Santiago Bernabéu in 2009. At the Spanish capital, Ronaldo hit the ground running in a way that has never been seen before.


By the time the Portuguese had played 105 games, he had already scored 100 goals for Real Madrid. As a result of that, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the fastest player to score 100 goals for a single club.


As Lionel Messi just moved to PSG, he has only scored 3 goals for the club. He is widely expected to start banging in the goals as time goes on. Perhaps, he will be able to have a spot on this list alongside Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Mbappé, Suárez and the others.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Jorginho have been impressive for both their clubs and country throughout last season and their good run of form continued till this season.


Ronaldo scores hat-tricks at regular intervals for the Portugese national team and also scores crucial goals for Manchester United, like the late goals he scored against Villarreal and Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League.

Jorginho on the other hand doesn't score goals much for his club and his country, but he contribute to the team by controlling the midfield and circulating key passes to the attackers upfront, while also balancing defense and attack together.

Jorginho has won three trophies this year which are the European Championship, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup.

There is a record that Jorginho and Ronaldo both have that no one else has in football, at the moment. These two men are the first and only players to win the European Championship, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Men's Best Player Award, all in the same year.


Ronaldo won the European Championship, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Men's Best Player Award in 2016 while Jorginho won his own in 2021, which is this year. They are both involved in a serious race for the Balon D'or award, so let's see who will eventually win it.

Debate has been raging over who the best footballer is in the world right now.


There are quite a few staking their claim for that position and long gone is the era where Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the top two by a distance.


Ronaldo was on hand to rescue Man United once again.

The pair were in a two-horse race for the Ballon d’Or each season for a decade before Luka Modric broke their streak in 2018.

This year the race is wide open with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Erling Haaland all up there with Ronaldo and Messi for the prize.


That prize looks on who has been in the best over the whole calendar year, but who is the best right now?

talkSPORT.com ranks the top five players in world football at the moment.

1. Mohamed Salah
Who else but Salah? It’s hard to argue that there is anyone better than the Liverpool forward.

He has scored in nine consecutive games for the club and they have not merely been tap-ins.


The Reds remain unbeaten in the Premier League, with Salah jointly leading the race for the Golden Boot, and they also have a 100 per cent record in the Champions League.


Salah has scored in nine straight games for Liverpool Salah has scored in nine straight games for Liverpool His return of 12 goals in just 11 games, and the manner of those performances in the biggest games, shows why he is the best right now.

When asked if Salah was the best in the world, Liverpool legend Didi Hamann told talkSPORT: “There’s no doubt about it. You see his goals against City, the one against Watford was even better. He’s scored in nine consecutive games now.

“He gets compared at Liverpool to John Aldridge, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Fernando Torres and others. He gets compared to them and gets the same or better figures than these guys and he’s a wide player. He’s not even a centre forward.

“His stats and figures since he joined the club are absolutely ridiculous.” Salah is the best player in the world right now.


2. Robert Lewandowski
The man running Salah closest for best player in the world is Lewandowski and would have won the Ballon d’Or last season had it not been cancelled.

He broke Gerd Muller’s Bundesliga goal record last season, notching 41 times in just 29 games.

The Poland striker has started the new season in fine form again with 16 goals in 12 games for Bayern.

Lewandowski is the man that Man City star Kevin De Bruyne would pick as the best player in the world. Lewandowski continues to be prolific for Bayern.

“I would have to look at a two year period and I would choose Robert Lewandowski,” De Bruyne said. “For what he has done goalscoring-wise and what he has won with Bayern Munich.”

Salah just edges it for the brilliant hot streak he is on at the moment, and the quality of opposition he is performing against week in, week out.

3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo’s impact at Manchester United has been much talked about and whether he has been a help or hindrance.

United may have been under par in games, but it would have been a whole lot worse without the 36-year-old.

He continues to prove why is the man for the big moment with some crucial goals for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who may be under far more pressure if he was not performing.

Twice he has rescued his team with late Champions League goals, the most recent coming on Wednesday night to complete a brilliant comeback against Atalanta.

Ronaldo has shown why he is still among the best in the world at United.

Ronaldo’s performances for Portugal also cannot go unnoticed as he continues to be prolific for the national team.

Former teammate Kleberson believes that Ronaldo and not Salah is the best right now, because of the combined effort for club and country.

Kleberson said in a recent interview: “Mohamed Salah isn’t the best player in the world, but he’s been consistently brilliant.

“For a long time now, he’s played excellent football. He certainly isn’t a one-season wonder and I can understand why Jurgen Klopp called him the best in Europe.

“Beside Salah, Liverpool have a good team that provides great support, and he looks happy there. Things are going well for Salah, but he’s not the best player in the world right now.

“For me, it’s tough to say who is the world’s best player because I measure it by those who play well for club and country.

“Football has changed a lot. For many years, we had Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and sometimes Neymar, but there’s no one who has shown more than they have.”

4. Erling Haaland
There is much speculation about where Haaland will join in 2022 when his transfer release clause at Borussia Dortmund becomes active.

It is easy to see why there is so much interest in the 2021 considering the way he has started this season for club and country.

The 21-year-old has 18 goals in just 13 games this campaign for Dortmund and Norway, including seven goals in his last four Bundesliga games.

His scoring statistics are frightening and he continues to terrorise defences all over Europe on a weekly basis.

The striker is not quite up there with the best in the world yet, but it won’t be long before he is challenging for the Ballon d’Or.

Haaland is wanted by just about every top club in Europe Haaland is wanted by just about every top club in Europe.

5. N’Golo Kante
Kante may have had his injury niggles this season, but he’s still shown why he’s the best midfielder in the world.

He was integral in Chelsea’s Champions League success, picking up man-of-the-match awards in both the semi-final and final.

Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta proclaimed that he was the best in the world at his position after the win over Man City.

“It’s straightforward, yes [he is the best in the world],” Azpilicueta said. “He does everything. The energy he brings, I don’t know how many ball recoveries he had today. The way he drives the ball forward, he covers so much ground.

“It is special to have him. Of course, when we don’t have him we miss him. After winning the World Cup and now Champions League, he is still so humble as a person.

“I am so happy for him, he is a massive part of this team and I am very happy to have him next to me for a few years.”

The Blues defied the odds to claim victory in the Champions League and Kante was instrumental to their victory. The Blues defied the odds to claim victory in the Champions League and Kante was instrumental to their victory

Antonio Cassano caused a big stir earlier this week. As an Italian pundit, the former Real Madrid ridiculed Ronaldo and his agent, Jorge Mendes. Cassano made a mockery of Mendes calling Ronaldo the best player ever in football. He claimed Ronaldo is not even in the top five list of the best players that have graced the game.


That was a heavy blow on Ronaldo and his fans. Well, for every Ronaldo's critics there's always a response to prove them wrong at the end of the day. Matchday at Old Trafford last night, Ronaldo had a great night, he scored a stunning header that gave United a comeback win in the 81st minutes.

How about that Cassano? I guess he will have to reconstruct his words after Ronaldo hushing goal. One thing we need to know about Messi and Ronaldo is that they are timeless. On a different level in this game of football, every moment with them on the pitch, there will always be an expectation of a goal from them and they do not disappoint.


Instead of placing one ahead of the other, why not just watch them and enjoy the beautiful game. It won't be an understatement to say Manchester United is relying on Cristiano Ronaldo to get a result, they haven't even gotten that convincing gameplay. We must respect the fact that CR7 is behind the wheels at Manchester United.


Six goals in the last eight games for Manchester United is an unbelievable feat by an outstanding player. Time after Time, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored late winning goals to save his club and country. A man that can be banked on at any moment.

You can't just write him off in the history of football, numbers don't lie and records speak more facts than words. We will wait diligently for Cassano's remarks on Cristiano Ronaldo's legacy in football

Giants are the most believable mythical creatures on earth and they exist and have existed in different forms in history.


Sometimes called ogres, giants were generally presented as creatures so big that the earth trembled when they walked. The ultimate fact is that giants are not just fairy tales, with their remains having been found all over the world, the mystery of their civilization lives on today. Having said that, let’s look at the top 10 most mysterious discoveries of giants.


1. The giant skeleton of the Saudi Arabian desert


A recent gas exploration activity in the Saudi Arabian desert uncovered ancient skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size. These powerful people who later turned against God were destroyed, amazing facts here.


Despite archeologists taking up studies to reveal the facts of the skeleton, Ulema’s of Saudi Arabia believe these to be the remains of the people of Aad.


2. Alien skull in Peru


The Peruvian archeologist discovered what is said to be mummified remains of an alien-like creature with a triangle-shaped skull nearly as big as its 20inch-long body. How is that even possible?


The strange details of the skull made its origin seem more out of this world and even though the assessment was superficial, it’s obvious that these rare features did not correspond with any ethnic group in the universe. It must have been an extraterrestrial being!


3. Vampire skeleton of Bulgaria



Welcome to Bulgaria for a discovery that will give you goosebumps! So why on earth would you stab the heart of the dead for fear that they would return to feast on human blood? But they are dead and not harmful at all! This scary story illustrated a pagan practice that was common in some villages up to a century ago.


4. Unique giant skeleton in Thailand


A huge ancient humanoid skeleton who was most likely a male that measured 5 or possibly 6 meters was found in a cave in Krabi Thailand by archeologists.


However, the most amazing fact about this report is that next to the giant skeleton were the remains of a serpent and so the giant skeleton is said to possibly have been killed by a horned snake in the cave.


5. Giant skeletons of Ecuador


Legends talk of a city of giants located in Eduardo deep within the Amazon forest. Researchers discovered megalithic structures and pyramids measuring 260feet tall and 260 wide built with huge stones of around 2tons each.


Despite explorers concluding that the structures were natural, In 1964 locals later discovered abnormally large bones including a shin bone that looked like it belonged to a human of over 25 feet a proof that giants actually existed here.


6. West Virginia giants


In many ancient burial mounds of West Virginia, several giant skeletons were found. Some ancient giant skeletons were also found in the early days of coal mining and more were discovered when excavating the ground for other purposes. In 1838 when amateur archeologists excavated the grave creek mound in present-day Moundsville.


7. The footprint of God


Not only do skeletons prove that giant people exist, but also footprints. Nearly 100 years ago, one of the famous giant footprints was found by a hunter in South Africa, and locals nicknamed it the footprint of God. It was 1.2 meters long and if it's well estimated with the rest of the body then the owner must have been 27 feet tall.


8. Red-haired giants


Archeologists found remains of the red-haired giants in Lovelock Nevada. Lovelock cave was first discovered in Nevada in 1913 where miners later found other buried treasures, artifacts, and remains of what appeared to be red-haired giants known as the si-te-cah a legendary tribe of red-haired cannibalistic giants.


Guano miners in the Lovelock cave also found mummified remains of a man six inches tall depicting proof of giants' existence in the cave, and the rest is history.

9. The serpent mound


In 1894 while an Ohio farmer was undergoing his usual business of hunting foxes, he stumbled upon something of major archeological interest.


He discovered graves that contained ancient giants! In Hillsborough Ohio and close to a serpent mound a famous American mound made of earth.



When scientists looked into the graves, they saw large skeletons that seemed to be remains of giants from a biblical author called ’The Nephilim’ of the Hebrew bible. The Ohio giant mystery still remains as many believe it was a hoax!


10. Mexican giants


In march 2015 a photo went viral on social media showing gigantic human skulls allegedly unearthed from a small village in Sierra de tapalapa in southern Mexico.

It was later revealed that the picture wasn’t authentic and was a graphic artist's work. This however sparked a discussion about the actual giant race quinametzin that supposedly roamed Mexico. 20 feet xhehua and another giant called tzilcatzin of more than 10 feet were said to be members of this family. Some amazing facts indeed.

2021 Top scorers

With two months remaining before the end of this year, Africa Top Sports share the lights on the 2021 Top scorers so far including Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Bayern Munich goal pocher Lewandowski is toppingb the list after having an incredible campaign last season and a good start to the current one.

The Polish hitman is followed by Borussia Dortmund youngster Erling Haaland who just can’t stop scoring since joining the Bundesliga side from RB Salzburg a year ago.

On the other hand, Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo rank third ahead of Lionel Messi who is fourth.


2021 Top scorers ranking :

9- Romelu Lukaku : 30

8- Memphis Depay : 31

7- Harry Kane : 32

6- Karim Benzema : 34

5- Kylian Mbappé : 35

4- Lionel Messi : 37

3- Cristiano Ronaldo : 38

2- Erling Haaland : 41

1- Robert Lewandowski : 50

He is one of greatest footballers to ever grace the planet, and won almost everything the game has to offer. We take a look at what some of the game’s greatest have had to say about Cristiano Ronaldo over the years.


“When Cristiano Ronaldo gets the ball, you can just leave him to it while he beats player after player.” – Ryan Giggs


“There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time it’s been a compliment to me.” – George Best


“He has magic in his boots. The first thing you notice about him is that he is incredibly quick and very, very powerful for such a young man. He has great, close control and his technique is excellent. He believes he can do anything with the ball, and that confidence makes him very special indeed.” – Eusebio


“After we played Sporting last week, the lads in the dressing room talked about him constantly, and on the plane back from the game they urged me to sign him. That’s how highly they rated him.” – Sir Alex Ferguson


“He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I never saw Pele. But Cristiano is amazing. This man is the best… Cristiano is a goals machine. He is an incredible player. He is like Zidane, there will never be another Ronaldo.” – Jose Mourinho


“There are some things Ronaldo can do with a football that makes me touch my head and wonder how on earth he did it.” – Luis Figo


“When you play with Ronaldo on your team, you are already 1-0 up.” – Zinedine Zidane


“Cristiano is unique for his talent and professionalism – he is also extraordinarily consistent… [He] is an outstanding professional. He’s committed to the team and the club, he doesn’t talk much, but he is a leader.” – Carlo Ancelotti


“He does things I have never seen from any other player and it really is marvellous to watch. It takes a great player to grab the bull by the horns and make things happen, but he has done it repeatedly.” – Sir Bobby Charlton


“The kid makes you sick. He looks the part, he walks the part, he is the part. He’s six-foot something, fit as a flea, good-looking – he’s got to have something wrong with him…. Hopefully he’s hung like a hamster! That would make us all feel better!” – Ian Holloway

Why Should We Make Excuse For Messi's Failure While Ridiculing Ronaldo's Achievement?


It makes no sense when we try to pull up the victim card for a senior professional player when he's underperforming. We all know Lionel Messi is arguably one of the Greatest footballers in football history and we respect that fact. And it's apparent that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi shares these stage of football.



Yet, anytime Cristiano Ronaldo breaks a new record. We drag in the G.O.A.T debate just to ridicule his achievements. He scored his tenth International hat trick which is a big milestone record. The media quickly displayed the number of countries he had scored against the most. In this list, you will find Luxembourg, Andorra, and Lithuania. So many football fans described these countries as average. Well said, we already know that fact.


But this is directly related to Lionel Messi in the French League. He only scored a single goal in this league for now. Without mincing words, the French league is not up to the snuff of Lionel Messi's ascribed status. How about I remind you that the French League is currently in the fifth position among the ranking of leagues in the world.


Candidly, Lionel Messi should be scoring a lot of goals in that league, with the exceptional players in the team, he shouldn't be struggling to survive at the club. He's lagging in his responsibility, Why should the football world make excuse for him? The media blamed Pochettino for playing him in the wrong position, but he's the Greatest Of All Time, he should be able to play anywhere, to say the least.


Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are inevitable. They are two phenomenal players that have been given to this generation. We shouldn't hide facts from ourselves, Messi is presently not in great form. While we wait till he gets back in form, why not celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo's landmark achievement.


That's the right spirit of Sportsmanship. You celebrate success and not ridicule success. If Lithuania, Luxembourg, Armenia, and Andorra are as poor as we all say. Then other players in European countries should be competing with Cristiano Ronaldo with the number of goals. Ronaldo is not playing for France, Germany, or Spain, he's playing for Portugal and still has this high number of goals. He deserves all the respect at this point, especially when you consider his age.

Over the years, the debate of who is the best player between Ronaldo and Messi has been a major topic in football. One of the major reason why this is so is that these two players have been arguably the best the game has ever witnessed. Whenever discussions about Messi and Ronaldo come up, different aspects of their game are always being talked about.


Sometimes, people talked about Messi's ability to dribble, something which Ronaldo is no longer good at. In other cases, people analyze goal scoring ability, chances created, assist made, among others, as the yardstick to judge who is better between the two players. Another fact which fans point at about Ronaldo and Messi is that Messi often score goals from outside the penalty area while Ronaldo mostly scores tap-ins, however, in this article, we will analyze why the trend will likely continue that way till both players call it a day from football.


Can we really blame most of these fans that demand to see their favorite player scoring some beautiful goals? The answer is a big NO because both Ronaldo and Messi often entertain fans with some jaw-dropping goals in the past, something that has raised the Hope expectations from both players. However, if their pattern of play in recent times is being looked at, one could see clearly why Ronaldo could continue scoring tap in while Messi keep scoring from outside the box.


For some years now, Cristiano Ronaldo has changed his system of play from a flying winger who loves to dribble all the time and cut in to his favorite foot to score to a proper striker. Although, in most of the formation his teams usually set up with, the Portuguese striker is often stationed on the left side of a front three, however as the game goes on, he often changes position and plays centrally. At Manchester United now, Ronaldo is playing as a number nine, which means he is expected to be dangerous in the box.


Messi on the other hand plays as a playmaker who create chances and also scores goals, in that case, he can shoot from afar and score goals which is why he is often score from outside the box than Ronaldo. One thing fans should understand is that football is not magic and every position on the field has its peculiarities, as such, they can't expect Ronaldo to be a number nine and still come to midfield to shoot from 40yards (36.58 m) out.

Portugal and Manchester United iconic attacker, Cristiano Ronaldo has taken Social Media to flaunt two of his latest award after returning to Manchester.


Cristiano Ronaldo has collected his Manchester United Player of the Month award for September as well as his Premier League Player for the month of September award, following his return from international duty.


The Portuguese National team captain has sent message to his fans, thanking them for voting for him.

Cristiano Ronaldo posted on Facebook "Thank you all the fans for voting for me for the players of the month thank you guys!" alongside picture of himself with both the Manchester United player of the month and The Premier League player award for the month of September.


Football fans have started reacting after Cristiano Ronaldo flaunts two awards online after returning to Manchester as some fans have called him the GOAT, while some fans have congratulated him.

Messi's wife comments with photo of her sons as Ronaldo celebrates his latest record on social media


Lionel Messi's partner Antolena Roccuzo reacted to the post of Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating his record-breaking performance against Luxembourg.

Recalled Ronaldo scored a hat-trick for Portugal against Luxembourg in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Sunday.


The Manchester United striker became the first male soccer player ever to score 10 international hat-trick, and he took to his social media handle to celebrate the feat on Monday evening.

Ronaldo posted on his Facebook page, Ronaldo thanked his fans and teammates for supporting and The post got more than 1.5 million engagements, with one of those coming from Lionel Messi's wife.

She posted photos of herself with the three sons (Matteo, Thiago, and Ciro), she had with Lionel Messi, which means a child stood for a goal.


Antonella's action means the football rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and her husband did not stop her celebrating with the Portuguese superstars.

She's also following Ronaldo's Girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez on Instagram,, and it's another example that the relationship between the families are in good condition.

The European football governing body UEFA has reacted after Portugal national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo netted an injury time goal, in Manchester United football club's 2-1 comeback victory over Villarreal football club of Spain.


The former Sporting Lisbon football club star was given a starting role by coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and he was able to play a vital role in the team's victory.



The 36 years old led the Red Devils attack alongside former Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and England star Mason Greenwood, and he was able to outshine his mates on the pitch.



After playing out a goalless draw in the first half of the game, Spain striker Paco Alcacer opened scoring for Villarreal football club in the 53rd minutes through an assist from Arnaut Danjuma.

Former FC Porto defender Alex Telles equalized for the Red Devils in the 60th minutes, before Cristiano Ronaldo netted the winner in the 90+5 minutes to end the match 2-1.


Reacting after Cristiano Ronaldo netted an injury time winner in Manchester United comeback victory, UEFA posted on their verified Twitter handle that;

"� Cristiano Ronaldo wins it for Manchester United in his first Champions League game at Old Trafford since his return! �."


Cristiano Ronaldo's statistics for Manchester United football club against Villarreal FC;

46 touches

10 touches in the opp. box

3 shots (=most)

3 chances created (=most)

3 duels won

1 goal

The match-winner for the Red Devils.