It’s a gift to see titans in the sporting arena. A rare sight, something that doesn’t happen much too often. Because the titans are born in sport to transform and uplift it. Men, of flesh and blood, but
emboldened endlessly by the desire to do something so bright and rare that it can only stun those who witness it! We’ve been fortunate to see Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing in an era that’ll be remembered for times to come. Why?
After all, they are icons of the sport who don’t try hard to bring mass euphoria to life the moment they arrive. It’s precisely the feeling that lasts long after they have left any scene.
Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo are titans of Football who have inspired generations and created countless moments of excitement for so many fans of the globally loved game. As a matter of fact, their contributions have been central to strengthening the sport that today as finds as many fans as there are content creators!
So it’s only natural for there to be reactions, emotional upheavals even, should that phrase be used, at a time where Christiano Ronaldo has called time on his career.
However, no great can vacate the field or pitch without there being astounding achievements, which is precisely what Ronaldo has done and achieved.
He struck 146 career goals- let that not be forgotten- for a team that he largely single handedly put on the global map. But Portugal isn’t the only country or footballing destination that owes its great son a debt of gratitude for all he’s done.
Even Christiano’s own long time opposite number from the Argentinian camp, the great legend Lionel Messi has exclaimed the importance of the Portuguese icon.
So that leaves us wondering what did the great achiever who’s formed the other half in the – who’s better Messi v Ronaldo- had to say about Ronaldo?
🚨🎙️| Lionel Messi on Cristiano Ronaldo:
“It was a golden era for us and for every football fans” https://t.co/q60UGQj4Km
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“It was a golden era for us, for every football fan.” This was said in reference to the time where the two played together as legends from different parts of the world.
And on the aspect of competing with the Portuguese icon, a redoubtable cult of Football, while Messi didn’t emote too emotionally, he did share “It has always been a great battle competing against Christiano Ronaldo.
He would also further add, “I think we’ve fed off each other with this rivalry because we are both great competitors. He too always wanted to win everything all the time.”
And that is when Messi explained that their rivalry and frequency of competing against each other, ( and when not facing each other, but competing against the others the same phase of their life), made the age remarkable for football fans, all around the world.
