An art school student gives final touches to a painting of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in Mumbai on November 18, 2022. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Messi ahead of Ronaldo by ONE GOAL in this record
Lionel Messi is ahead of old rival Cristiano Ronaldo by ONE goal in this absolutely insane metric. Do you know what it is?
An art school student gives final touches to a painting of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in Mumbai on November 18, 2022. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are constantly compared even though they now reside on different continents.
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Messi ahead of Ronaldo in an all-time metric
Lionel Messi has scored 496 goals in Europe’s top five leagues, with 474 of them coming in LaLiga back in his Barcelona days. He added a further 22 for PSG in Ligue 1. Cristiano Ronaldo has been more travelled, with his goals coming from stints in the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A. CR7 bagged 311 LaLiga strikes for Real Madrid, 103 Premier League goals for Man United and 81 in Serie A for Juventus. If both never return to Europe, Messi will lead Ronaldo 496-495 for those with a desire to compare these two greats.
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Messi in Miami
Inter Miami recently unveiled Messi as the great Argentine embarks on the newest chapter in his esteemed career. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo is being joined by a host of big names from Europe as players flock to Saudi Arabia for the riches on offer. Marcelo Brozovic has recently signed for Al-Nassr from Inter Milan, as has Ivorian Seko Fofana from Lens.
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WHEN WILL MAILULA MEET MESSI?
Although there’s no promotion or relegation in the USA top-flight, battles at the basement should be intense and competitive. Toronto face Inter Miami on September 21st, which is a date to put in the diary for sure, because we could well see Messi and Cassius Mailula share a pitch.
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