One of the biggest debates in the soccer realm is who is the best player in the world. This debate almost always leads to the comparison between the two world renound players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
In the 2009/2010 season Messi claimed the European Golden Boot along with 5 other titles/awards while Ronaldo earned none of these. The 2010/2011 season Ronaldo got the European Golden Boot and one other title while Messi got the Balloon d'Or and 3 other titles. The 2011/2012 season brought victory to Messi while he received the European Golden Boot and the Balloon d'Or. Ronaldo only got the La Liga title with his club that season. The 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 proved to be "better" for Ronaldo than Messi. Ronaldo received the European Golden Boot and the Balloon d'Or for both seasons. Every season promotes a different story, looking at one season for Messi looks like he is clearly the better player while looking at a different season for Ronaldo he has more awards and league titles. | One of the biggest ways people compare the two players is with how many awards they have each won. Lionel Messi won the FIFA Balloon d'Or award in 2009,2010,2011, and 2012. Ronaldo received the award in 2008,2013, and 2014. Messi and Ronaldo are 2 of the 5 players who have receive the award 3 or more times in their soccer career. Matthew Rollins, Ronaldo fan, said "Cristiano Ronaldo was voted best player to ever play in the Barclays Premier League," and then added "the BPL is ten times better than La Liga" People argue that God given talent and passion are worth more that awards,while others say that working hard instead of having a natural born talent is more commendable. "Lionel Messi was born with a natural talent and a love for the game making him one of the greatest footballers to ever step foot on the pitch," Nicholas Esandrio,Messi fan said. In an interview in 2012 Ronaldo commented on the rivalry and said, "I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high." Messi denied any rivalry and said that "only the media, the press, who want us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano." |