Who is the best in history, Ronaldo or Messi? Why is this question still controversial?

When did Messi be discussed as the king of football? In the editor's impression, Messi beat Iran in the 2014 Brazil World Cup and defended the entire game with a shot. The commentator called Messi the king of football.

Then Messi led Barcelona to create the five-champion dynasty in 2015 and won the Golden Ball Award, the topic of the King of Football seems to have been widely discussed.

But Messi was truly recognized by the majority of fans, and becoming the king of football was in the Qatar World Cup in the summer of 2022.

The editor witnessed Argentina, which had been unbeaten for 36 consecutive games before the game, was defeated by Saudi Arabia in the first game of the World Cup. I believe that many Argentine fans were heartbroken at that time. Is Messi's World Cup journey going to end? In the second game, facing Mexico, the goal guarded by Brazil "Wu Zhenyu" was extremely hard. The whole game exudes an anxiety atmosphere. If there is no win in this game, Argentina may really be going home. The time lasted until 63 minutes. Messi received a pass from the angel and cut through Mexico's goal.

The anxiety that had been raised to my throat was finally relieved. I remember very much that Aimal, who was sitting in the coaching seat, cried. He was the idol of Messi, the world's football king.

Everyone knows the story that followed

Except for the third game of the group stage, Messi played his best in eliminating and scoring goals and assists. Finally, he met with France, who eliminated himself in the last World Cup.

It is not an exaggeration to claim to be the first in the ages in this final. Messi scored twice in this game, Mbappe made a hat trick, and the two sides won't decide until the penalty shootout. Montel's last blow seemed like everything was a dream. Argentina stood at the top of the world, and Messi also became the king of football recognized by fans at the end of his career.

From the earliest times, Messi has been criticized for his lack of leadership ability and failed to win the championship for the national team. Ronaldo won an important intercontinental championship for the national team as early as the 2016 European Cup. During that time, Ronaldo won the Champions League championship in succession, and Messi was often reversed in the Champions League. At that time, Ronaldo's limelight did surpass Messi.

But since 2021, Messi has won the Copa America, European and American Cup championships, and even won the Copa America championship last year. The vacancy of Messi's national team has long disappeared, and it has even become the strong support point for Messi to be the king of football.

Perhaps there are still many people who will discuss it now. For example, the 41-year-old Ronaldo won the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup next year. Ronaldo is capable of defeating Messi and becoming the first person in history. However, if Ronaldo wants to truly surpass Messi on the World Cup stage, he needs to play a phenomenal performance like Messi in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Can Ronaldo, whose dribbling, physical strength and shooting have declined sharply, really achieve such a phenomenal performance next year? This requires a big question mark?

In fact, it may be meaningless for Messi to be the first in history. Both of them are completely different people, and the people who like them are different. Ronaldo has also called himself "the first, second and third in the world" in various places, and Messi is just a low-key, restrained and humble Argentine good man from beginning to end...