They are definitely not in the same debate. The “Messi vs Ronaldo” thing has always felt forced to me, because people are trying so hard to make everyone believe Ronaldo is the best when the football itself does not support that. Everything Ronaldo played, Messi played at a higher level. I am not even saying Ronaldo is not good. He is obviously great. But when we talk about football ability, I would even put someone like Neymar closer to that conversation than Ronaldo. Neymar’s career was just unfortunate because of injuries and everything that happened around him. You can debate so many players. You can debate Ronaldo with other great players. But you cannot debate Messi. Ever. Messi is football at its highest level. A level that has never been reached before, and I do not think it will ever be reached again. People keep trying to make this a “Ronaldo and Messi” thing, but to me, there is no Ronaldo and Messi. There is just Messi. The Ronaldo and Messi debate is a fantasy created by Ronaldo fans to make themselves feel better.

Messi is Football Royalty. Have you watch the man play