Dribbling: Lionel Messi (is considered the greatest dribbler of all time along with Maradona and R9)
Skills and Tricks: Ronaldo (is considered best in footwork)
Goal scoring: Overall: EQUAL
--> Long-range: Ronaldo
--> Dribble goals: Messi
--> Freekicks: Ronaldo
--> Chipping: Messi
--> Penalties: Ronaldo
--> Backheel: Ronaldo
--> Team-play goals: Messi
--> Headers: Ronaldo (due to Messi's height disadvantage)
--> Scoring Records: Messi (highest scorer in a single year in history with 91 goals in the year of 2012. Highest scorer of Champions League History and La Liga. Highest scoring record in one season (70 goals). At the age of only 27, he has 45 goals for his country)
Assisting, Team play, and Playmaking: Lionel Messi (has record for most assists in La Liga history) YouTube: Lionel Messi � All 106 Assists in La Liga � NEW RECORD
Defending: Both do very little for defensive contribution. No winner ...
Physique: Ronaldo (has a near perfect body for a football player. He is one of the world's fastest & strongest players; and at 6 ft 1" tall, he has an advantage in aerial duels.)
Ball Control: Lionel Messi Honors: Considered EQUAL.
Source: messivsronaldo.net
Discipline (Qualitative): Messi is recognized as a player who and doesn't DIVE. There have only been a few instances in his career where he dived.
Youtube: Lionel Messi never dives - Ultimate Compilation | HD
On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo is criticized a lot because of his consistent diving in the game
Youtube: Cristiano Ronaldo Diving Manual - Part 1
Discipline (Quantitative): Lionel Messi (Messi only has a single red card in his career, whereas Ronaldo has 9 red cards)
That pretty much raps up the entire comparison of the two players. Both are superb players who will go down as the game's greatest.
In my opinion Lionel Messi is better.
Messi!
Messi is the best in the world.
Messi
For me, it is Cristiano Ronaldo.
their are the same
Here Lionel Messi is far better , and has scored more goals ten Ronaldo.
good question my friend, you should really add some tomato sauce.
It is Lionel Messi, he has even scored a hat trick in january, Ronaldo has not yet scored a goal in 2010.
of course we all know Messi is the best and ronaldo is the greatest he is a legend
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Christiano Ronald is not better then messi and messi can beat Christiano Ronald.