Reasons why Ronaldo is better than Messi – The rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has been one for the ages and has captured the world’s interest in recent years.
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Its rise to prominence and place in football history resulted in comparisons to other legendary rivalries such as Frazier vs. Ali,Nadal vs. Federer, Coke vs. Pepsi, and Taylor Swift vs. Nicki Minaj.
Everything about Ronaldo and Messi sets the perfect stage for their perceived rivalry. Ronaldo is a brash and exuberant performer who is powerfully built and has a massive ego. Messi is a shy and a humble person who is shorter and has a more compact physique. On the field, Ronaldo and Messi spearhead the long-standing rivalry for Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively, and individual football records continually get broken as both consistently leap-frog each other.
Hell, their rivalry even persists off the field. Ronaldo is the global face of Nike and is the third highest paid athlete in the world. Messi is the global face of Nike’s biggest competitor, Adidas, and is fourth on the highest paid list.
Without a doubt, this is one of the all time great rivalries. But in an attempt to present a conclusive answer to who is better than who, here are twelve reasons why Ronaldo is better than Messi.
12. He Is The More Complete Player
Messi and Ronaldo are amongst the most complete football players to ever play the game, but if you had to compare the skills between these two titans of the sport, Ronaldo manages to just edge Messi.
Ronaldo is taller and more robustly built than Messi, and this physical difference accounts for their differing styles of play. Messi is shorter, more compact, and less powerful, thus he relies on his incredible agility and ball control. In contrast, Ronaldo not only has incredible agility and ball control of his own, but he is able to rely on his strength and power against defenders should he need it. Ronaldo’s superior power and physique gives him a greater free-kicking and long-range kicking ability than Messi.
Due to a height difference of six inches between the two, Ronaldo also possesses a world-class ability to jump, something Messi just physically can’t match.
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