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The consideration around which of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is better may eventually have been answered following the former’s World Cup achievement last year.
But, for those that quietly need conversion, we ’ve had a look at how the brace’s ridiculously piled trophy lockers compare.
Messi and Ronaldo are without distrustfulness the two greatest Footballer of their generation. Between them, they've scored over 1500 career goals and handed many times of inconceivable skills or game- winning prowess.
They've also picked up nine - UCL, 17 domestic - titles, two senior international tournament title and dozens of other collaborative and individual commendations.
Succeeding his World Cup heroics, Messi just collected his rearmost individual accolade by uplifting a history- outstretching eighth Ballon d’Or after assisting PSG hold their Ligue 1 title in 2022- 23 – and covering on to hold his FIFA ‘ The Best ’ award.
The two era- outlining heroes are now into the nightfall years of their careers in the United States and Saudi Arabia individually, where they ’ve inescapably lifted yet more silver.
There are aplenty out there who would like to form the explanation for one footballer over the other, but Messi and Ronaldo typically prefer to avoid accelerating contestation. In reality, it seems they do n’t mind each other at all.
“ We ’re associates, ” Ronaldo narrated Marca in 2014. “ We ’re work amigos, so to talk, and so, obviously, we do n’t have a relation outside the world of football, just as we do n’t with a lot of other athletes.
“ He tries to do his best for his club and for his national team, as I do, and there's a degree of rivalry with both of us trying to do the best for the teams we represent We've to look on this rivalry with a positive spirit because it’s a good thing. ”
In 2018, when Ronaldo transferred to Juventus from Real Madrid, Messi stated FM Club 947 “ Although it was a bit tricky to see him win trophies, he gave La Liga prestige. ”
Which of them, however, has the bigger collection of silver? We ’ve busted down both the awards they ’ve won with their separate clubs and national teams and those they ’ve held as individualities.
Remark for the years in which the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or were combined, we've numbered the award as a Ballon d’Or. We've also not contained top scorer or competition- especial individual awards, only those for which players in any European league are eligible.
Lionel Messi
Team
Domestic
La Liga 10( 2004- 05, 2005- 06, 2008- 09, 2009- 10, 2010- 11, 2012- 13, 2014- 15, 2015- 16, 2017- 18, 2018- 19)
Ligue 1 2( 2021- 22, 2022- 23)
Copa Del Rey 7( 2008- 09, 11-12, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 20-21)
Spanish Super Cup 8( 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019)
Trophee des Champions 1( 2022)
Continental
Champions League 4( 2005- 06, 2008- 09, 2010- 11, 2014- 15)
Leagues Cup x 1( 2023)
UEFA Super Cup 3( 2009, 2011, 2015)
Other
FIFA Club World Cup 3( 2009, 2011, 2015)
International
World Cup 1( 2022)
Copa America 1( 2021)
Olympics 1( 2008)
Total 42
Individual
Ballon d’Or 8 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023)
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 4 (2009, 2019, 2022 and 2023)
UEFA Best Player in Europe 2 (2011 and 2015)
Total 14
Cristiano Ronaldo
Team
Domestic
English Premier League 3 ( 2006- 07, 2007- 08 and 2008- 09)
La Liga 2( 2011- 12, 2016- 17)
Serie A 2( 2018- 19, 2019- 20)
English League Cup 2( 2005- 06 and 2008- 09)
FA Cup 1( 2003- 04)
Copa Del Rey 2( 2010- 11, 2013- 14)
Coppa Italia 1( 2020- 21)
Portuguese Super Cup 1( 2002)
Community Shield 1( 2007)
Spanish Super Cup 2( 2013, 2018)
Italian Super Cup 2( 2019, 2021)
Continental
Champions League 5 (2007- 08, 2013- 14, 2015- 16, 2016- 17 and 2017- 18)
UEFA Super Cup 2( 2014, 2017)
Arab Club Champions Cup( 2023)
Other
FIFA Club World Cup 4( 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017)
International
UEFA European Championship 1( 2016)
UEFA Nations League 1( 2019)
Total 33
Individual
Ballon d’Or 5( 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017)
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 3( 2008, 2016, 2017)
UEFA Best Player in Europe 3( 2014, 2016, 2017)
Total 11
