The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is a supposedassociation football rivalry between Argentine forward Lionel Messi and Portuguese forwardCristiano Ronaldo. Having won a combined eight FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, both Messi and Ronaldo are widely regarded as the best players in the world of their generation, as well as being among the best of all time in the sport. Both players have scored in two UEFA Champions League finals, have regularly broken the 50 goal barrier in a single season, and have scored over 400 goals each in their careers for club and country. Sports journalists and pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to establish who they believe is the best player in modern football. It has been compared to legendary global sports rivalries such as the Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier rivalry in boxing, the Björn Borg–John McEnroe rivalry in tennis, and the Ayrton Senna–Alain Prost rivalry in Formula Onemotor racing.
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