Messi versus Ronaldo: a battle for the ages

We started this list since 2008, when Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi started their careers domination of the world stagewhich entailed a struggle that lasted the meaning of the ‘best player in the world’ to new heights.

If you’re like me, then you expects the Ballon d’Or winner to have scored 50 goals and all got 50 assists while saving the world in a cape and with their pants on the outside of their pants.

However, football today does not (yet) have a star who has achieved these figures two freaks of nature done for over ten years. It could happen in the futurebut right now we’re not close.

Anyway, here’s how that sensational battle played out:

2008 – Christiano Ronaldo -Manchester United (1)

2009 – Lionel Messi -Barcelona (1)

2010 – Lionel Messi -Barcelona (2)

2011 – Lionel Messi -Barcelona (3)

2012 – Lionel Messi -Barcelona (4)

2013 – Christiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (2)

2014 – Christiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (3)

2015 – Lionel Messi -Barcelona (5)

2016 – Christiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (4)

2017 – Christiano Ronaldo -Real Madrid (5)

2018 – Luka Modrian – Real Madrid (1)

2019 – Lionel Messi -Barcelona (6)

2020 – Not awarded due to COVID-19

2021 – Lionel Messi – Paris-Saint-Germain (7)

2022 – Karim Benzema – Real Madrid (1)

2023 – Lionel Messi -InterMiami (8)