Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are scheduled to face off in what could potentially be their final showdown after Inter Miami confirmed its participation at the Riyadh Season Cup. Inter Miami is set to face Al Hilal on January 29 before playing against Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on February 1.

“These matches will offer important tests for our team, which will benefit us as we approach the new season,” Miami sporting director Chris Henderson announced. “We’re excited for our group to get the chance to go up against teams with as much quality as Al-Hilal and Al Nassr.”

Messi and Ronaldo have played against one another on 36 occasions, with Messi’s team winning 16 matches and Ronaldo’s team winning 11. During these matches, Messi has scored 22 goals and provided 11 assists while Ronaldo has racked up 21 goals and one assist. Messi and Ronaldo previously faced off when the former traveled with his then-club PSG to participate in the Riyadh Season Cup earlier this year, defeating a team of SPL All-Stars 5-4.

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Cristiano Ronaldo missed Juventus’ recent UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona due to a positive coronavirus test, but that didn’t stop the La Liga side’s social media team from taking a jab at him.

After Barca got a 2:0 win in Turin, the club’s social media page sent out a tweet reading: “We are glad you were able to see the real goat (emoji) on your pitch @juventusfcen!,” while attaching a picture of Lionel Messi.

This was an obvious joke at Ronaldo’s expense, considering he is Lionel Messi’s greatest rival for the title of greatest of all time AKA “GOAT.”

But, Barca sure didn’t expect an equally effective comeback.

Juventus quickly responded by tweeting: “You probably looked it up in the wrong dictionary. We’ll bring you the right one at Camp Nou.”

This certainly entertained the social media users and sparked the Ronaldo vs. Messi debate that died out a bit since the Portuguese superstar left Real Madrid. It is hard to believe that the debate will ever be settled since both players have great credentials, but at least we can enjoy the process.

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Real Madrid’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing his sweep of the most prestigious individual soccer awards in the world. After taking The Best FIFA Men’s Player award in October, Ronaldo has now won prestigious Ballon d’Or, given to the best soccer player in the world by France Football magazine. This is Ronaldo’s second consecutive and fifth overall Ballon d’Or, matching him with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as the most-awarded soccer player. He was the overall favorite for winning the award, especially after helping Real Madrid win La Liga, Champions League, and FIFA Club World Cup trophies last year.
Ronaldo received the award at a ceremony held in Paris.

“I’m very happy. To get this prize in Paris is a great experience.” – said Ronaldo in his acceptance speech. “It’s marvelous. It’s a great moment of my career. It’s something I wish I have every year. We had a marvelous year. I was the [top] goal scorer of the Champions League, so I want to thank my teammates. They were important for me. And also thanks, everybody who helped me to be in great form during the season.“

Lionel Messi took the second place in the voting, while Paris Saint Germain’s Neymar finished in the third place. The voting for the award was conducted by a global panel of journalists. This was the seventh straight year that Ronaldo and Messi finish on one of the top two places in the voting. Also, the pair has won all the Ballon d’Or awards among themselves since 2007, when Kaka won the award.

You can check out the top 10 ranked players in the voting for Ballon d’Or below.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal)
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
3. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil)
4. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy)
5. Luka Modric (Real Madrid/Croatia)
6. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain)
7. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain/France)
8. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea/France)
9. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland)
10. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/England)

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are scheduled to face off in what could potentially be their final showdown after Inter Miami confirmed its participation at the Riyadh Season Cup. Inter Miami is set to face Al Hilal on January 29 before playing against Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on February 1.

“These matches will offer important tests for our team, which will benefit us as we approach the new season,” Miami sporting director Chris Henderson announced. “We’re excited for our group to get the chance to go up against teams with as much quality as Al-Hilal and Al Nassr.”

Messi and Ronaldo have played against one another on 36 occasions, with Messi’s team winning 16 matches and Ronaldo’s team winning 11. During these matches, Messi has scored 22 goals and provided 11 assists while Ronaldo has racked up 21 goals and one assist. Messi and Ronaldo previously faced off when the former traveled with his then-club PSG to participate in the Riyadh Season Cup earlier this year, defeating a team of SPL All-Stars 5-4.

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Cristiano Ronaldo missed Juventus’ recent UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona due to a positive coronavirus test, but that didn’t stop the La Liga side’s social media team from taking a jab at him.

After Barca got a 2:0 win in Turin, the club’s social media page sent out a tweet reading: “We are glad you were able to see the real goat (emoji) on your pitch @juventusfcen!,” while attaching a picture of Lionel Messi.

This was an obvious joke at Ronaldo’s expense, considering he is Lionel Messi’s greatest rival for the title of greatest of all time AKA “GOAT.”

But, Barca sure didn’t expect an equally effective comeback.

Juventus quickly responded by tweeting: “You probably looked it up in the wrong dictionary. We’ll bring you the right one at Camp Nou.”

This certainly entertained the social media users and sparked the Ronaldo vs. Messi debate that died out a bit since the Portuguese superstar left Real Madrid. It is hard to believe that the debate will ever be settled since both players have great credentials, but at least we can enjoy the process.

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Real Madrid’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing his sweep of the most prestigious individual soccer awards in the world. After taking The Best FIFA Men’s Player award in October, Ronaldo has now won prestigious Ballon d’Or, given to the best soccer player in the world by France Football magazine. This is Ronaldo’s second consecutive and fifth overall Ballon d’Or, matching him with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as the most-awarded soccer player. He was the overall favorite for winning the award, especially after helping Real Madrid win La Liga, Champions League, and FIFA Club World Cup trophies last year.
Ronaldo received the award at a ceremony held in Paris.

“I’m very happy. To get this prize in Paris is a great experience.” – said Ronaldo in his acceptance speech. “It’s marvelous. It’s a great moment of my career. It’s something I wish I have every year. We had a marvelous year. I was the [top] goal scorer of the Champions League, so I want to thank my teammates. They were important for me. And also thanks, everybody who helped me to be in great form during the season.“

Lionel Messi took the second place in the voting, while Paris Saint Germain’s Neymar finished in the third place. The voting for the award was conducted by a global panel of journalists. This was the seventh straight year that Ronaldo and Messi finish on one of the top two places in the voting. Also, the pair has won all the Ballon d’Or awards among themselves since 2007, when Kaka won the award.

You can check out the top 10 ranked players in the voting for Ballon d’Or below.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal)
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
3. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil)
4. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy)
5. Luka Modric (Real Madrid/Croatia)
6. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain)
7. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain/France)
8. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea/France)
9. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland)
10. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/England)

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