10 facts about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

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A day can not pass through international newspapers without talking about the stars of the world football Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and the burning competition between them about the best in the old continent, but even in the world.

Apart from the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​footballers can not deny the value of both players and the great additions they provide to international football in general and Spanish football in particular, and is fortunate to have the best players in the world in its football league.

One of the specialized sports websites (Ten Digest) put forward a list of 10 facts and differences between the Portuguese and Argentine stars.

1- A brief overview of them

Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in the Portuguese city of Funchal, whom his father named Ronaldo after Ronald Reagan.

Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in the Argentine city of Rosario, his father is named Jorge Horacio and his mother Celia Cochitini.

  1. Obstacles since childhood

Cristiano Ronaldo has had heart surgery since he was 15 years old, had regular heartbeat.
Lionel Messi was treated in the long term using hormones to help him grow as he was suffering from a lack of growth.

  1. Who are the parents of the players?

Cristiano Ronaldo's father, Jose Adenos Avery, died at the age of 52 from overuse of alcohol.
Lionel Messi's father, Jorge Messi, is still alive and has recently been charged and arrested for drug trafficking.

4 - Total goals until 22 April 2014!

Cristiano Ronaldo :

With Sporting Lisbon: 31 games, 5 goals
With Manchester United: 292 games, 118 goals
With Real Madrid: 240 games, 246 goals
With the team: 110 matches, 49 goals

Total Matches:
Total objectives: 418

Lionel Messi :

With Barcelona's third team: 10 games, 5 goals
With Barcelona's second team: 22 games, 6 goals
With Barcelona's first team: 421 games, 352 goals
With the team: 84 games, 37 goals

Total Matches:
Total objectives: 400

5 - the biggest victims!

Cristiano Ronaldo :

Sevilla: 15 goals

  1. Getafe, Malaga: 13 goals

Lionel Messi :

Real Madrid: 21 goals
Atletico Madrid: 20 goals

  1. Best achievements:

Cristiano Ronaldo :

  • Portugal's historic scorer with 49 goals
  • Received twice the Golden Ball Award
  • Striker with the largest number of goals in a season in Real Madrid with 60 goals

Lionel Messi :

Barcelona's historic scorer with 352 goals

  • Received 4 times the Golden Ball Award
  • The most goalscorer in the history of football in a season with 63 goals
  1. Speed

It seems that both players are characterized by the speed of their classification as one of the fastest players in the world .. According to the latest assessment of specialists for the fastest players around the world Cristiano Ronaldo was in fourth place while Lionel Messi was in sixth place.

8- Via the Clasico

Cristiano Ronaldo has already recorded his name as the only player in the history of the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who can score goals in 6 consecutive classico.
While Lionel Messi recorded his name in the gold letters in the records of the Clasico with his presence at the top of the historical goals of the club with 21 goals.

9 - with the national team

On August 20, 2003, Cristiano Ronaldo made his first international appearance in his career against Kazakhstan, while Portugal won 1-0
The 17 August 2005 saw Lionel Messi's first international match against Hungary, where he entered the substitute in the 63rd minute before being sent off just two minutes later.

  1. Money language

Cristiano Ronaldo is the ninth richest athlete in the world According to the latest assessment published by the magazine Forbes economic world, the wealth of Cristiano Ronaldo estimated at 44 million dollars.
Lionel Messi is considered the 10th richest athlete in the world, with Forbes pointing to Messi's fortune of nearly $ 43.3 million

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