This, however, was not predicted to happen, but it did, that the two 'Maestri' stole the shows while impressing spectators around the world with consistency in scoring, assist, playmaking as well as winning trophies.
Pundits, analysts, and other soccer followers have had jaws dropped, shocked, and left with 'no more words' to describe
They were jointly referred to as Greatest Of All Time (GOAT).
In his match against
The following are 11 interesting facts you probably didn't know about their careers;
Debuts
Ronaldo made his debut in the Portuguese domestic league (Primeira Liga) at 17. He scored a brace in their 3-0 victory over Moreirense on
Messi was 16 years, four months, and 23 days old when he made his senior debut against
Ronaldo played for Sporting,
Messi played his whole career to date in
Club Goals Stats
Ronaldo scored 629 club career goals as of
Messi scored 641 club career goals as of
Club Assist Stats
Ronaldo provided a total of 193 club assists. He provided 6 in Sporting, 119 in
Messi provided a total of 252 club assists for
Country Goals Stats
Ronaldo scored 99 goals and provided 30 assists for his country
Messi scored 70 goals and provided 42 assists for his country
Career hat tricks
Ronaldo has scored a total of 56 career hat tricks, of which 47 for clubs and 9 for
Messi has scored a total of 54 career hat tricks, of which 48 for
Goal ratio
Ronaldo scored 728 goals in 1005 matches with a scoring ratio of 0.75
Messi scored 700 goals in 862 matches with a scoring ratio of 0.81
Club trophies
Ronaldo has won 32 club trophies which include; 5
Messi has won 34 club trophies which include; 4
International trophies
Ronaldo won 2 international trophies which include
Messi has never won an international trophy but won Olympic gold medal
Individual awards
Ronaldo won 5 FIFA Balon D'Ors, 4 Golden boots, 2 FIFA The Best, 1 FIFA World Player, 1
Messi won 6 FIFA Balon D'Ors, 6 Golden boots, 1 FIFA The Best, 1 FIFA World Player, 1 Golden Ball of the World Cup, 1 Copa America MVP, 1
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