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The world's greatest footballers - but who's the best?

The battle of Messi vs Ronaldo has the world gripped.

In this website, they go head to head in terms of goals, stats, achievements, abilities and much more.

Always up-to-date, reliable and accurate, this is your main port of call to see who's currently leading the constant back-and-forth battle for the golden boot.


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  1. The betting year of 2018

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    2017 has been a very exciting past 12 months, especially in the messi vs ronaldo debate as they’re now equalled on 5 Ballon d’Or each (collectively claiming the last 10) and we have really great sportsyear a head of us that is 2018 with the highlights being the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and the FIFA World Cup in Russia. […]

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  2. Quiz! Who Holds These Records? Messi or Ronaldo?

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    You only have to head over to our Records page to see the staggering extent to which Messi and Ronaldo are rewriting the footballing record books (but don’t do that yet because that would be cheating!). Their relentless, prolific goalscoring has seen them eclipse past greats of the game, such as Gerd Muller, Alfredo Di Stefano and Telmo […]

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  3. Messi vs Ronaldo in El Clasico (March 2016)

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    This Saturday sees the return of football’s biggest rivalry and one of the most highly anticipated fixtures of the season, as Real Madrid travel to Barcelona’s Camp Nou for the latest edition of El Clásico! However, this particular meeting takes on somewhat less significance than most recent Clásicos, as Real Madrid find themselves all but out of contention […]

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  4. Ronaldo’s 100 Career Penalties

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    Ronaldo stepped up to the penalty spot for the 100th time (excluding shootouts) in his career against Levante this evening, finding the back of the net for the 86th time. Obviously this means he has failed to convert just 14 penalties in his career, resulting in an extremely impressive success rate of 86%. Listed below is every single […]

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  5. Lionel Messi wins the 2015 Ballon d’Or

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    Tonight, Lionel Messi capped off a fantastic year by lifting his 5th Ballon d’Or trophy, affirming his status as the world’s best player over the last 12 months. This extends the record he already held for most Ballon d’Or triumphs, with no other player having won the prestigious award more than 3 times. The exceptional Argentine will be […]

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  6. Who Should Win the 2015 Ballon d’Or?

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    Last week, the 3-man shortlist for the 2015 Ballon d’Or was finally revealed. As has been the case for almost a decade now, Messi and Ronaldo both made the cut as was widely expected. The other spot had been very much up for grabs this year though, with Lewandowski, Neymar and Suarez emerging as the favourites since the […]

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  7. Messi vs Ronaldo in El Clasico (2015)

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    It’s that time of year again – time for the most highly anticipated fixture of the footballing season. El Clásico! This one has a special significance as it is expected to bring with it the return of Lionel Messi, who has spent 8 weeks on the sidelines through injury. Cristiano Ronaldo’s start to the season hasn’t quite lived […]

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  8. Clarifying How Many Goals Ronaldo Has Scored for Real Madrid

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    There’s been a bit of confusion this week over exactly how many goals Cristiano Ronaldo has scored for Real Madrid, as the club itself came out and reported that Ronaldo was now their outright top goalscorer ever with 324 goals. At the same time, almost everyone else (this website included) was reporting that his brace in the Champions […]

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  9. A Breakdown of Ronaldo’s 501 Career Goals (Infographic)

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    Ronaldo hit 2 goals last night to storm through the 500 career goals barrier in style, bringing his grand total to 501. And counting! The Real Madrid star also extended his recently attained all time Champions League goal record to 82 (now 5 ahead of Messi), and equalled Raul’s all time goals record for Real Madrid, with 323 […]

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  10. Ronaldo Goes Past 500 Career Goals and Equals Real Madrid Record

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    Another historic night for Cristiano Ronaldo tonight as he scored both goals in a 2-0 away victory at Malmo in the Champions League. These were goals number 500 and 501 in an astonishing career. Just as significant, this brace also brings him level with Raúl as Real Madrid’s all time leading goalscorer on 323 goals. Cristiano’s goals to […]

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