Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese footballer and striker for Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi, an Argentinean forward for Barcelona
are two of the greatest footballers (soccer players) of our time.
Ronaldo is the older of the two, has played in more games and scored
more goals than Messi.
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for three years in a row from 2010 to 2012 but Ronaldo won the award
for 2013, having scored 66 goals in 56 appearances for Real Madrid
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Full name
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of birth
5 February 1985
24 June 1987 [ Age 27 ]
Place of birth
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position
Forward
Central Forward
Current club
Real Madrid C.F.
F.C. Barcelona
Number
7
10
Known as
CR7
Lionel "Leo" Messi
Club Appearences
623
514
National team
Portugal
Argentina
Club goals
436
423
International appearences
119
97
League
La Liga
La Liga
International goals
52
45
Games appearances
742
611
Goals Scored
488
468
Career high
Won the UEFA Champions League with Manchester United in 2008, and subsequently won the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Won the FIFA Ballon d'Or 4 times in a row.
International honours
0
2
Career low
Losing to Greece in the final of Euro 2004 on home.
Unable to perform to
his best in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where Argentina were
eliminated in the quarter-finals with Messi looking on from the bench.
Strengths
Ronaldo
will take on any defender with searing pace, and mesmerising footwork
to boot. His ability to beat a player and whip in crosses makes him a
feared opponent. The way his free-kicks swerve with pace and power is a
great asset to his team.
His ball skills are
second to none, his runs from midfield are usually lethal and he is
almost impossible to tackle when he gets his head down. His balance when
running at speed is incredible. Also his goal scoring ability is
amazing.
Weaknesses
On
occasion, he goes to ground far too easily and sometimes tries a trick
when a simple pass would do. Despite his scoring he sometimes messes up a
goal scoring opportunity by doing fancy moves he is incapable of
pulling off.
Too often he
searches for a way to finish moves by himself without looking for
teammates in a better position to shoot at goal. His strength can be
questioned at times when trying to finish close to the net and gets
pushed off the ball too easily.
Trivia
Cristiano's name Ronaldo came from his father's favourite actor, Ronald Reagan.
His debut with the
national team (against Hungary) was a disaster: he entered the game in
the 18th minute of the second half, and 47 seconds later was sent of.
Ironically he would move on to become one of the greatest football
players of all time.
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