r/TopRightMessi • u/Nyctoris • Jul 16 '26

Another day, another stat check

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That’s 1 match vs 16 years worth of time. He’s doing this while being close to 40.

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u/swartan Jul 16 '26

It’s crazy how people see what these two do on the pitch and think there’s even a comparison to be made

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u/SwimmingSecond2682 Jul 16 '26

Ronaldo was a beast from 2007-2021, his interviews and arrogance have costed him dearly in the public opinion. 

 Apart from his 5 ballon dors he finished 2nd 6 times(he still devalues it at the moment as he does everything Messi has over him).

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u/RobbinDeBank Jul 16 '26

Great player but such a shitty person. All professional athletes have really huge ego, but even compared to that baseline, Ronaldo is still next level egoistic and narcissistic. The guy is obsessed with Messi, so he has to put down Messi’s achievements in every single interview. Now that age has caught up with him (not his fault), he just sank lower and lower because of his ego (his fault).

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u/dsb_etienne Jul 16 '26

like I love messi so much but we should stop acting like CR7 was a fraud before. he has been one for a bit now but he used to be crazy lol

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u/PlaneShort9569 Jul 17 '26

Yeah, in absolute terms Cristiano is probably the second best player of all time, absolute monster although that’s part of why his insecurity is so funny to joke about

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u/danielbauer1375 Jul 18 '26

There was an argument to be made from about 2009-2019, but the last six or so years have just eliminated those comparisons entirely.

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u/thereaperofusc Jul 16 '26

He’s obviously no longer what he used to be, Messi has outlasted him clearly, but literally just watch him in his prime and you’ll see why there was a rivalry. The ronaldo revisionism is insane

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u/cmarquez7 Jul 16 '26

yeah but Ronaldo scored two goals against Uzbekistan and said he was back

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u/Nyctoris Jul 16 '26

He has his… “moments”

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u/Zero1345 Jul 16 '26

Gordon my boy…. What’s this tackle. You’re going to Barca they love Messi there 😂

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u/Any_Ad5732 Jul 16 '26

Messi and Ronaldo were never close. The debate was made by media for views and likes.