Cristiano Ronaldo Assessed As A Career Better Than Lionel Messi, Agree?

Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo. (Instagram/@cristiano)

JAKARTA - The comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi seems endless. The debate about who is the best between the two is still happening.

Recently, in a poll, a number of former football players were asked to choose a better career, Ronaldo or Messi?

The answer is that Ronaldo is able to beat his rival.

Even though Messi holds more individual awards in his name. He won the Ballon d'Or seven times than Ronaldo, who collected five.

But two-thirds former footballer thinks the five-time Champions League winner Ronaldo has a better career than his Argentine enemy.

In a poll conducted by The Athletic, 66 percent of the former players asked chose Ronaldo. The statistics can come from Ronaldo's duties at many clubs during his career, achievements that Messi has never made.

The Portugal international has enjoyed two times at Manchester United, a historic career with Real Madrid and an extraordinary experience with Juventus.

Meanwhile, Messi has only only defended Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after ending his long career with Barcelona.

The rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi began to heat up when the two of them appeared in La Liga. The competition is increasingly being peppered with the rivalry of the two clubs they play for, namely Real Madrid and Barcelona.

After claiming the seventh win of the Ballon d'Or, Messi said, "I've always wanted to improve myself, didn't see what other people were doing."

"There has been competition with Cristiano Ronaldo because we have been in the same league for several years. It was great and helped us grow up in our careers, but without seeing each other directly."

I just want to be the best I can be. I never said that I was the best in history, and I try not to think about it. Considered as one of the best is enough and something I never imagined," he concluded.