Messi is more liked by his colleagues than Ronaldo

The Daily Mail published an article comparing Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to see which player is more popular. The video compiled the votes of 34 contemporary football stars.

The vote was overwhelmingly in Lionel Messi's favour. The Argentine star was chosen by 30 players as more favourite than Ronaldo.

This group of players includes Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Declan Rice, Eden Hazard, Afonso Davies, De Bruyne, Luis Diaz, Leroy Sane, De Jong, De Light, Van Dijk, Gundogan, Di Maria, Manuel Neuer, Andrew Robertson, Kane, Reus, Pulisic, Pique, Stones, Coman, Thiago Silva, Musiala, Ramsdale, Foden, Wirtz, Neymar.

Meanwhile, the four who chose the Portuguese star were Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Ruben Neves. The players who chose Ronaldo were all former and current teammates of Ronaldo.

Many players explained their choice of Messi because he won the World Cup, while Ronaldo has never been on top of the world. Van Dijk and Pique do not talk about titles, they simply consider Messi the greatest player of all time.

Ronaldo and Messi had a period of more than 10 years competing for collective and individual titles, especially during the period when Ronaldo played for Real Madrid and Messi played for Barcelona.

The duo have won a combined 13 Ballon d'Ors and nine Champions League titles. The question of who is the better player is always a hot topic among fans.

Ronaldo currently plays for Al Nassr and has scored 29 goals in the Saudi Arabian Premier League this year. He has a good chance of winning the Golden Boot. However, Al Nassr will find it difficult to compete for the championship after losing to the top team Al Hilal.

Lionel Messi is playing for Inter Miami. This season, the 36-year-old star has scored 6 goals in all competitions. In MLS, Inter Miami is currently ranked third. They are 2 points behind the leader New York Red Bulls.

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