Messi–Ronaldo rivalry
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Football rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Messi–Ronaldo rivalry
The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is a football rivalry involving Argentine player Lionel Messi and Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo. Driven by media and fans, it centres on their contemporaneous careers, similar records and sporting achievements. They regularly faced one another for nine seasons while playing for Barcelona and Real Madrid. Commentators frequently compare their individual merits, playing styles and legacies, and the rivalry has been likened to prominent rivalries in boxing, motorsport and tennis.
- Participants
- Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
- Club context
- Barcelona and Real Madrid
- Comparable rivalries
- Ali–Frazier, Prost–Senna, and Federer–Nadal
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Messi–Ronaldo rivalry (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q18349307
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Fanny Schertzer. CC BY 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsFanny Schertzer, File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_(L),_Lionel_Messi_(R)_–_Portugal_vs._Argentina,_9th_February_2011_(1).jpgModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 1,399 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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