While Messi and Ronaldo are often viewed in similar esteem ... So I've had many more opportunities to save him and in the end that makes the fight between striker and goalkeeper more fun.

Speaking on a podcast hosted by World Cup winner Romario, Neymar recently revealed how much effort he and Lionel Messi put into supporting Suárez to ensure that he beat Ronaldo to the award.

I told Sudan players to feel they are Messi or Ronaldo – Kwesi Appiah Mandela ... At least I've given them something to look at and then fight for. He reflected on the Secretarybirds ...

"I believe it's a matter of psyching your players to let them feel they are (Lionel) Messi or (Cristiano) Ronaldo [so that ... something to look at and then fight for." The conflict between ...

Cristiano Ronaldo gave a rare insight into his relationship with his once biggest rival, Lionel Messi. Perhaps no one in soccer has had more battles than Ronaldo and Messi. Whether the two greats ...

Having scored nearly twice as many competitive international goals as Messi, Ronaldo, on paper, stands out as the superior scorer for his country. In fact, he holds the title of the highest ...

For two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been at the center of a sporting rivalry that has sparked endless debates over who is the world’s best soccer player. A topic that has ...

In a recent interview with ESPN, Edwin Van der Sar and John Arne Riise voted between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the UEFA Champions League GOAT. Messi and Ronaldo are the most successful ...

Down a goal, Al Raed's supporters decided they would be a little cheeky as chants of Messi echoed around the stadium. It was evident Ronaldo heard the fans loud and clear as he began gesturing for ...

Patrice Evra claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to join Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 - a team that Lionel Messi would eventually sign for just a few years later. In 2018, Ronaldo was searching ...

French club Lyon stoked the flames of the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry in their announcement video for Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada. With the January football transfer window currently open and ...

This win will undoubtedly boost their confidence heading into these vital fixtures. Fans in Saudi Arabia frequently invoke Lionel Messi’s name to taunt Cristiano Ronaldo, often attempting to unsettle ...