Cristiano Ronaldo at 40. Is He the Greatest?

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Cristiano Ronaldo has turned 40 today and is still playing & he's still creating & scoring goals.His career stats are absolutely remarkable.

The plan is to represent his Country Portugal in the 2026 World Cup.Is he the greatest complete footballer ever or is there another?

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Messi for me, has always performed underwhelmingly in national tournaments with Argentina, well until they won the last World Cup, but he played very poorly during the group stages. Yes, Ronaldo didn't always play well and forced Portugal to focus on him at the cost of the team. I do think he's more polished. Both are great players, but for me Ronaldo is the better of the two.

It's very fine margins, but I think one downfall is how Messi is around world-class players and Ronaldo has often lifted his national team by himself. He's repeated it at clubs; when he played for Juventus, he heavily played a role in taking them further in the Champions League. Whereas, at PSG, Messi did not seem to repeat his Barcelona performance.

It would have been easier to judge had Messi joined a team like Manchester City earlier in his career.

I know Man City kept trying to secure his signing, but without them both having played in their prime in similar leagues. Everyone will have their own opinion, but I think Messi wouldn't have been as big in the Premier League. I think he would have struggled where skill wasn't enough to deal with the style. Likewise, if Messi signed for an Italian club, I think he would have struggled massively with the physicality. It's a difficult league to do well in when defenders are quite dirty.

[liampie]

i dont really care about either, i think ronaldo challenged himself more whereas messi has taken an easier route but both are incredibly talented.