Messi vs. Ronaldo: Unveiling the Age Disparities

Football is the most-watched game, mostly because of the amazing players. All over the world, people support the players they admire, the two main players that people love to see are Messi and Ronaldo. Both of them have had their struggles and now both are the top known players.

Messi started playing football at a young age in 1995 and Ronaldo also started playing football in 1995. The things that are similar between these two are just mind-blowing. Messi and Ronaldo have never been on the same team but played against each other from 2009 to 2018. The records and success in sporting are quite similar, they have achieved many historical milestones and proved to be the best and greatest of players.

Ronaldo and Messi don’t have much of a difference in anything, whether it is milestones, records, awards, or age. They both pretty much have achieved similar things in life regardless of their age difference. As you must know, Messi was born on June 24, 1987 and Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, so there isn’t much of a difference in their age. The age difference is just 869 days which makes Ronaldo 2 years older than Messi.

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Who are Messi and Ronaldo?

Messi and Ronaldo are some of the most popular football players in the world, because of many reasons. Statistics say they are football players with the most Facebook fans in 2022.

People who love football know, who is the best, but people who don’t watch football only know Ronaldo’s name. Ronaldo is by far more popular than Messi. If we talk about social media platforms, Ronaldo has over 344.3 million followers across the three most used and popular social media platforms which are Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. In comparison, Messi has about 195 million followers across the same three social media platforms; thereby, Ronaldo is hands down the most followed football player in the world.

Who is Messi?

Lionel Andrés Messi, mostly known as Leo Messi, was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. He is a popular football player who started playing in 1995, he joined the youth team of Newell’s Old Boys Club ( A top-division Rosario-based football club ).

At the age of 13, he and his parents moved to Barcelona where he started playing for FC Barcelona’s under-14 team. Quickly he got upgraded and played in a friendly match when he gave his informal debut with FC Barcelona at the age of 26. He played for Barcelona for nearly a decade, in 2021 Messi signed with Paris St Germain.

Messi has won a big number of domestic trophies and had scored 756 goals in 949 games played. Messi has scored 120 goals in the UEFA Champions League which puts him among the players with the most goals in the UEFA Champions League from 1955 to 2021.

Who is Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese Professional Footballer who was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Portugal. Ronaldo started playing football at the age of 8, he joined a team called amateur youth team Andorinha. He earned his official place at the age of 16 in the youth team of Sporting CP. Ronaldo played for 4 teams and won matches many times, for now, he is playing for Manchester United.

Manchester United (2003-2009)
Real Madrid (2009-20018)
Juventus (2018-2021)
Manchester United (2021-Present)

Ronaldo is the most followed football player, he is admired by many for his hard work and struggles. He scored 135 goals in the UEFA Champions League which puts him at the top on the chart of players with the most goals in the UEFA Champions League from 1995 to 2021. Ronaldo won 32 trophies in his entire career, he is the only player who has won five UEFA Champions League titles.

Who is older, Messi or Ronaldo?

As Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, and Messi was born on June 24, 1985, there are 869 days of difference between them, which makes Messi about 2 years younger than Ronaldo. Despite their age difference, both have accomplished many things and made history. Messi and Ronaldo are praised and admired everywhere in the world, people love to see them play against each other.

Messi and Ronaldo both have come from an average families, they built their lifestyles and legacy by playing football. Both are considered the best in comparison to other players, they have quite amazing winning records. Messi and Ronaldo started playing football in 1995, and both have played against each other 35 times, Messi won 16 times and Ronaldo won 10 times. The game ended in a draw for the 9 other times.

Who is better Messi or Ronaldo?

With Messi and Ronaldo, there is no winning when debating who is better. Ronaldo is the UEFA Champion League top goal-scorer with Messi in second, but Messi is the La Liga top scorer with Ronaldo in second.

They both have achieved many different trophies and titles and have played for different teams, so comparing them would be difficult, also because both are considered the greatest football players.

Have a look at this fun video where players and people tell who they think is the best between Messi and Ronaldo.

Although, people have done their research and explained why Messi is the most skillful player as he has a low center of gravity which allows him to change direction quickly and easily penetrate opposition defenses by using his unique techniques.

Nonetheless, there are games that Ronaldo won the most and some games that Messi won more than Ronaldo. Both have won an amazing number of games and broke records. Ronaldo scored a hat trick and broke the FIFA record, whereas Messi scored for Argentina his 79th international career goal superseding the South American men’s record which was set by Brazil legend Pele.

Here is a table for the number of trophies that Messi and Ronaldo won.

Trophies	Won by Messi	Won By Ronaldo
Champions League	4	5
FIFA Club World Cup	3	4
Copa del Rey	6	2
La Liga	10	2
Spanish Super Cup	8	2
UEFA Super Cup	3	3
Premier League	0	3
English League Cup	0	2

In Conclusion.

Messi and Ronaldo are the two of the greatest players in football, they have won many trophies and titles and have played against each other about 36 times.

The age difference between them is 2 years as Ronaldo was born in 1985 and Messi was born in 1987. They have never in their entire football career played together, on the same team but their fans all over the world love to see them on the same screen or field. Ronaldo is the most followed man on Instagram with 400M followers, Messi on the other hand has 311M followers.

It is very controversial, when arguing who is better, Messi or Ronaldo. Both have earned their places and set records, although if we talk about who scored more goals. Ronaldo has scored 135 goals in the UEFA Champions League and Messi scored 120 goals. Ronaldo is at the top and Messi is at the second position on the chart of players with the most goals in the UEFA Champions League from 1995 to 2021.

Messi and Ronado both are talented and worked hard to be where they are. They both have set and broken records and also made history. They have achieved many milestones and won an innumerable number of trophies, there is no comparison between them as they both are the best football players.