Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the most successful and widely recognized soccer players in the world. Both players have consistently performed at a high level for their clubs and national teams, and have won numerous individual and team accolades.

Messi, who’s prolific scoring ability, ball control and creative playmaking for Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain & the Argentina National team has won him numerous awards, including seven Ballon d’Or awards, three UEFA Champions League and now finally, the elusive FIFA World Cup is now widely considered the single best player in Football’s Mount Rushmore of greatest ever. His 793 goals for club and country are the third most ever.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has played for clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, is also considered one of the all-time greats. His powerful and skilled goalscoring ability has won five Ballon d’Or awards and five UEFA Champions League trophies, not to mention his incredible feat of 818 goals for club and country, second to none.

It has always been difficult to compare the two players directly, as they have played in different leagues and have different styles of play. However, both Messi and Ronaldo have consistently performed at a high level and have made significant contributions to the success of their clubs and national teams.

With Messi winning the World Cup, critics, analysts, fans and players all over the world now believe that the little boy from Rosario, Argentina has finally put to rest a 15 year long debate.

Argentina defeated France in a penalty shootout in what will go down as one of the greatest finals in FIFA World Cup history.

Kylian Mbappé scored a late but brilliant hattrick that delayed Argentina’s triumph to give fans worldwide a banger of a final at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.

Twitter goes wild over Argentina and Messi’s World Cup win.

The whole of twitter was on an absolute frenzy, with millions of #LionelMessi𓃵 tweets from some of the GOAT’s across the world.

When all is said and done, Ronaldo and Messi will both go down as two of the greatest players in sporting history, sparking an almost two-decade rivalry and debate on who’s numero uno. And young stars like Kylian Mbappé & Erling Haaland will rise further to create more GOAT rivalries and debates.

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