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This comparison is faulty.. Reason been that 80% of the players are Messi kins men so we all expect the bond between them and Messi to be naturally stronger hence the tendency of them picking Messi over Ronaldo is very high..

obembet:
Arthur will become the 13th player to star alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 23-year-old midfielder will link up with the Old Lady at the end of the season after a fee of £66million was agreed.

Messi vs Ronaldo is arguably football's biggest rivalry - and you're in one camp or the other. The verdict on who is the best will rage forever, but who better to judge which one comes out on top than those who have played with them?

Here, SunSport looks at the other 12 players to have graced the pitch with both and finds out which one they preferred.

Paulo Dybala
Currently a club team-mate of Ronaldo and international pal of Messi - Dybala refused to commit to either when asked which of the two was best.

The Juventus and Argentina ace diplomatically claimed: “It is impossible to make a comparison between the two of them or say who is the best.

"They are at a level on a par with each other and well above everybody else and that has been the case for several years.”

RESULT: Draw

Deco
The midfield maestro played alongside Messi - who is reportedly set to quit Barcelona - during the Argentine's early days at the Nou Camp - while featuring alongside Ronaldo for Portugal.

But when asked to end the "who's better" debate, Deco opted against naming EITHER - instead of choosing former Barcelona pal Ronaldinho.

Deco revealed: "From the outset, it is clear that Leo and Cristiano are the greatest.

"Especially because no one thought they could take so many years to this level, but the one that impressed me most despite not being so decisive was Ronaldinho.

"For me, he will always be the best.

"We met in Barcelona and immediately connected with him, the moments I lived with him are difficult to compare to anything. It was magical."

RESULT: Draw

Angel Di Maria
The Paris Saint-Germain winger teamed up with Ronaldo at Real Madrid - where they won the 2014 Champions League - and has played many times with Messi for his country.

But on who was better, Di Maria claimed Messi was the one, saying: "It was a dream to have the possibility to play with [Wayne] Rooney, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, Cristiano [Ronaldo], Leo [Messi]...

“Leo is the best of the four.

"With all the great players I have played with, it's hard to choose. But if I had to pick one, it would be Leo.

“Messi is the best in the world – there is no question about that.

“When I am an old man I will tell my grandchildren bedtime stories about when I won the Champions League, hopefully when I won the World Cup...

"But most of all I will tell them their grandfather used to play with Lionel Messi.”

RESULT: Messi

Gabriel Heinze
The Argentine left-back played with Ronaldo at Manchester United and Messi for his country - but their paths would have crossed at Newell's Old Boys too, when Messi was a lad.

Over the years, Heinze has had his say on both.

In 2008, he claimed: “If I had to pay for one player I would choose [Ronaldo].

“I don’t think Cristiano will get any better as a footballer, he is already next to God in his ability.”

But in 2016, he added: “Leo is inexplicable. Footballistically, he does not come from this planet. And as a person, he leads such a quiet life that is admirable.”

Despite his glowing praise, technically he did not overturn his decision to name Ronaldo in 2008...

RESULT: Ronaldo

Gonzalo Higuain
Currently playing alongside Ronaldo at Juventus - after a spell together at Real Madrid - and Messi for Argentina, Higuain knows all about both.

And he revealed: “[Ronaldo and I] had already played together with Real. Many years have passed, and I have found another player, a more mature person, with a family.

“I enjoyed playing alongside him before and I am glad that we are back together.

“I’m a forward and I have the chance to play with Messi. It’s a privilege to play alongside him.

“Every time he gets the ball you need to be on your toes because you know that at any moment he can give you a great ball or pull your marker away from you.

“He does things that a striker can anticipate but a defender can’t.”

RESULT: Draw

Fernando Gago
Another former Real team-mate of Ronaldo who played alongside Messi for Argentina, Gago was in no doubts as to is the better player.

Gago claimed: “For me he [Ronaldo] is not No1. For me, the best in the world is Messi because of the way he plays, moves with the ball and changes matches.

“Messi has incredible ability and I love the way that he plays.

“We know that he has the ability to win a match in half a second and that gives you peace of mind.

“In every game I have the feeling that he can make us win at any time. Messi’s way of leading is with the ball, sometimes a glance is enough.

“He has an incredible personality, he understands the game perfectly, he has fought for 14 years to be the best without letting himself down, and that shows how he is.

“He is the best I have seen in my life, without a doubt.”

RESULT: Messi

Ezequiel Garay
YET another former Los Blancos team-mate of Ronaldo who starred on the international scene with Messi, Garay also ranks Leo as the No1.

Garay revealed: "When people ask me who is the best player ever, I say Leo.

“From the first time I saw him with Argentina Under-15s to this day he continues to amaze me. He has no limit.”

RESULT: Messi

AndreLarsson
The Everton midfielder spent two years playing alongside Messi at Barcelona and is captained by Ronaldo for the Portuguese national team.

And he claimed: “[Ronaldo] is a very important player, who is always present and ready to play.

“He is very serious about the responsibility of leading our country, we have a great spirit, and he’s a great example for all of us.

“Everyone knows that Messi is very, very good. He does things in games that you cannot explain; he just knows different things and can do it.

“In training, it is a show, because every day he can invent something new.

"You think you’re used to it, but there is always one day you go to the dressing room surprised by something he has done.”

RESULT: Draw

Henrik Larsson
Swedish legend won the Champions League with Messi, early in the Barca star's career, and played 13 times alongside Ronaldo during his loan spell at Old Trafford.

But Larsson knows who he'd choose, saying: “Cristiano is unlucky to be playing at the same time as Messi.

"Ronaldo is a very good player, but Messi is even better.

“He is out of this world. He’s so good that it’s almost incredible.

"When you see him with the ball at his feet it’s hard to believe that anybody else could do the same. He’s a fantastic player to see.”

RESULT: Messi

Gerard Pique
Pique played with Ronaldo early in his own Man Utd career and is now a long-serving team-mate of Messi at the Nou Camp.

He has his favourite though, saying: “Cristiano is a perfect machine, a hard worker who always wants to improve.

“I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has.

"For me it’s like Messi is not human but [Ronaldo] is the best of the humans.”

RESULT: Messi

Nelson Semedo
Having won back-to-back LaLiga crowns at Barcelona, along with the Uefa Nations League with Portugal, Semedo has enjoyed success with both Messi and Ronaldo.

And he claimed: “Real Madrid have noticed [Ronaldo's] absence a lot.

“I cannot say that it was bad for [Barcelona] that Cristiano left. With him it would have been a more difficult league for us, more competitive.

"He is a player that requires a lot of attention and care.

“Messi is spectacular. It’s a privilege to play with him, he always surprises, he’s from another planet.”

While the quotes suggest he favours Messi, there is no concrete evidence to prove it, so this goes down as a draw.

RESULT: Draw

Carlos Tevez
A former Man Utd team-mate of Ronaldo during some trophy-laden years and a long-serving Argentina colleague of Messi, Tevez knows both stars very well.

On the debate, he said: “Cristiano always stopped in the gym after training: for him it is an obsession and, being the best in everything.

“Messi plays another sport. For Messi to score three goals [in any given game] is normal.”

Much like Semedo, while it feels Tevez would sway towards Messi, he's not come out and said it just yet...

RESULT: Draw

Who is the winner?
WITH six draws from the 12 players, many were either unsure of who is truly better or unwilling to rock the boat.

But of the six who did commit to giving an answer, FIVE chose Messi, with just one player picking Ronaldo.

Who do you think is the greatest?

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12023011/ronaldo-vs-messi-debate-players/amp/

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Vichot:
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I saw a stupid and dumb comment by a nairalander with moniker mmars. so I wanted to call him a dullard, I decided to do it in style and typed dullàrdinho(in correct alphabetical form), lo and behold it changed to president buhari

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Xanos:
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nony43:
They don call us mumu na, while removing your bandage on the second pix

You are just been stupid I swear

sarrki:
All this fake news are not necessary

For the sake of humanity

Yeah, thanks for confirming what we all know, that the Yorubas are COWARDS.

Yemike:
Fulanis been feeling like boss since time immemorial.

The dogs killed ten goats but they brought one??

Their cows have been destroying lot's of farmlands, some folks sources of income.

But kudos to the elders of that community, they did well negotiating with the Fulanis.

This made me remember a saying in Yoruba "Pe wèré no broda Ko le ba r'ona lo".

I know if it's southwestern part of the country everybody 'll just hide inside their house and be lamenting. This same set of people will come afterwards and be shouting amotekun dé.

This is bullshit, arant nonsense.. Was he not aware that she had two kids already before marrying her And what's wore is that they even had an agreement that eventually they'll all stay together like the family which they are and now he is backing out from it...... Sorry ma'am your husband isn't trust worthy.
Davash222, lemme tell you what a real man will do. A real man will always keep to his words, and yeah the boy might have gone haywire but a real man will take the boy in and be a father figure to him, he'll mentor him in the right direction. It's so pathetic that you're even the first person to comment. #TypicalNigerianMan that's what you are, so thoughtless............

Davash222:
Your siblings that are your relatives doesn't want the boy but you want your husband that is not your relative to accept the boy
You should learn to attend to your responsibilities and mistakes. Don't drag your mistakes to that innocent man. He has done more than enough for you.

Marrying a Nigerian girl with two children(not even one) is not what every man can do. That man deserves peace and respect from you.

#dumb presidency

Bros make Messi too still tty move to already made teams na shuu...... Until then you can't compare, at least before you can even think of comparing Make him win something for him country, even na spoon sef.
Rubbish sentimental human beings.

Igbosmoker:
and ronaldo is moving to already made teams, if ronaldo wants to prove a point that he's greater than Lionel messi, he should have moved to CA Osasuna in LA liga instead of real Madrid, he should also moved to SS Lazio in serial a instead of juventus. Both juventis and real Madrid have been winning trophies before ronnaldo and are one of the biggest clubs in each of their respective leagues.
Messi has played under different coaches and teammates, his performance hasn't changed and he still leads, imagine messi going to PSG or Bayern Munich, are you telling me messi won't score or win trophies their? Lol ronaldo fans are dumb sha .
Every world class players, coaches and legends have all said messi is the greatest, no wonder messi is living rent free inside ronaldo head,you people are obsessed with a player that don't care about individual glories

The area that he is better than messi is that he has played for different clubs, messi should do d same and if he still remains relevant only then can he be compared to Ronaldo, else Ronaldo is by far out of his league.

TheBeat:

Pique won it with two clubs, Eto won it with two clubs. Ronaldo dey form goal scorer but Messi get goals pass am. Just tell me the area you are better than Messi. He has more trophies than you. More assists, more dribbles. With all your desperation and selfishness, you never scored more than Messi in a calender year. You never banged 50 league goals, Messi has more golden boot than you. You even get mad when your team mates score goals....it's all about you and you. Messi is so generous that he passed a penalty kick to ensure that his team mate is on the score sheet.


Ronaldo you are a very hardworking dude no doubt but history will remember you as assistant GOAT

You're full of shit. With this mindset we're all doomed

internationalman:
Strategy for next campaign.

It's all selfish interest.

Here we go again, they're trying to put him down because of jealousy, I wonder if he were to be a Yoruba man or from the north this would be happening, I spite on our leaders.

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lol
But abeg you know who go win sha, abi

Cirochukade:
Just because na Germany.. abeg Go naija Go!

You funny sha, so that one na achiement too We're talking about achievements you dey talk about national best player of a tournament achievement. Oya take this

Blabbermouth:
Does Ronaldo own at least 1 national best player of a tournament

Oya make him still try carry one na, if it's that easy why him never win anyone Who best player epp sef

Andrewkinggg:
LoL and you forgot Messi has played in all major competitions final he has featured in.
World Cup Final
Copa America Final 2x
Uefa Champions League Final.

And it wasn't Messi's goals that has pushed his team far in those tournaments. Double standards LoL

Let me also add Messi has won Best player of the tournament in every major tournament he has featured in.

Please list Messi's achievements Biko, all what you'll be saying is how he has won a zillion titles with Barcelona, how he has won a trillion trophies with Barcelona, how he has scored a billion goals with Barcelona, how he's a master at nun camp (Barcelona's pitch), everything he has done is with Barcelona his comfort zone and you dare compare him with someone whose achievements cuts across the shores of Europe down to his own country Bros Abeg na try drop all this your baseless sentiments

Frankaka8:
YES ESPECIALLY WHAT HE HAS DONE IN FIFA WORLDCUP AND ALSO HOW HE HELPED JUVE WIN THEIR LEAGUE AFTER 20YEARS WITHOUT TROPHY

Dude short your trap. You're talking trash, you're obviously a Messi fan that's why you're saying all this stuffs. The fact that he has achieved what Messi have not makes him a better player, he's undoubtedly the GOAT.

GoTV:
In life you can't have it all. Life itself is full of up and down moments. As great as Ronaldo Delima who won many trophies with Brazil including World Cup, he couldn't win the Champions League which players like Daniel sturridge won recently despite playing for almighty Madrid filled with super stars. Jay Jay okocha as good as he was never won the African footballer of the year award which fringe players like Adebayor and El-hadji diouf won.


Many of you trolling messi's predicament with Argentina are doing so due to high expectations and unimaginable standards he sets for himself. He's a victim of his brilliance no doubt but never forget winning trophies is not exclusive to a player effort. Football is a team sport but i wonder why you all blame messi when he has been unfortunate to be with paper weight team mates. An injured Ronaldo won the Euro cup due to the fighting spirit of the Portuguese players (credit to Eder) after Ronaldo led them to finals with his goals. Same as the recent nations league which guedes delivered and Bernardo silva emerged best player.


Ronaldo is the arrow head of the Portuguese team no doubt but his team mates deliver when he's not in charge, unlike messi whose team mates are big names on paper but play terribly despite his efforts to inspire them to glory. Higuain missed 3 decisive one on one chances against Germany in 2014 finals before gotze scored, chances fringe players like guedes and Eder converted to win Ronaldo the international trophies you all troll about. Everything in Argentine football must not be delivered by messi. It's a games of 11 players so why place the burden on only messi as if Portugal fields only Ronaldo against other teams? When Elder and guedes scored to win the trophy when it mattered most, you guys ignore their efforts and give all praises to Ronaldo. When Argentina team plays badly even if defenders scored own goal all blame goes to messi. Haba guys, what level of hypocrisy?


This is not to defend or absorb messi of his involvement in the failure of the Argentine's team to win a major afterall he missed a penalty against chile in previous Copa finals, but i think we are too harsh on him with unreasonable criticisms.

I hope Majority of you guys criticizing him have achieved all you desire in life? I hope there is nothing again you which to achieve or conquer? Can you have it all in life? No. Even Atiku with all his billions stills dreams of being a president. You can't have it all. Ronaldo is fortunate to be in a team with winning mentality, unlike messi. Despite all Cristiano Ronaldo has won in his career, he would also wish to have a world cup medal which players like Giroud won without scoring a goal. There is always something left to chase and achieve. Despite all this challenges It doesn't dispute the fact that messi is indeed amongst the greatest players to play the game.


Had he naturalized to spain like diego Costa during their golden era of winning euros and world cup, this debate of who the greatest is would have been buried. Even if Argentina wins this year's copa America, you Ronaldo fans will still troll messi to win another international trophy to match Ronaldo's two. Nothing messi does will ever satisfy you people.


He's a victim of his brillance. Simple

#savage

etrange:
Bro, find something doing with your life.

All the infrastructures you mentioned here is all thanks to Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Apc na to dey collect praises on top another project Una sabi

PassingShot:
Kaduna-Abj rail - completed
Abuja metro rail - completed
Itakpe-Warri rail - eing test-run
Lagos-Ibadan rail - final stage of completion
N-Power, CCT, School feeding Program, Tradermoni, Marketmoni, etc
Increase in electricity generation and distribution
Foreign reserve increased from $28bn in 2015 to $44bn in 2018 despite loss of about 50% of what PDP used to earn
Many major roads have been completed

How many I wan tell you?

E no go better for PDP at FG level for their waste and poverty elevation they supervised.

Congratulations, u obviously just wanted to trend, and trend you have.

I swear

Nukilia:
Just send her to jail for attempted suicide

Damn! So much hate in you. It ain't healthy.

Chieftroller:
Who is dis attention seeking overbleached dullard

May your life be rotten like kemi olunloyo's pussy

Olosho

I swear

Sirheny007:
The word "Actress" is now a professional euphemism for this farm tool

Lol

internationalman:
A clearer picture would've sufficed as most of us don't know what mount action is...

OK there's a picture of a mouth but why is it not in action.

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