From 2008 to 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi dominated the Ballon d'Or, the highest individual honour in football. During this period, Ronaldo Messi was called the peerless duo by fans, and they were the only ones in football during this period, whether it was Neymar, Suarez, Benzema or Bale, these supergiants could only temporarily avoid the edge. Today we will compare the accolades of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi from two aspects.
Let's start with personal honors。Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times, while Messi has won eight times. Cristiano Ronaldo won awards in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. Messi won four consecutive awards from 2009 to 2012, and then won awards in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. In terms of FIFA Player of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo is five times and Messi is eight times, and they also won the award in the year they won the Ballon d'Or.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the European Golden Boot four times, while Messi has won six times. Cristiano Ronaldo has won awards in the following four seasons: 31 goals in the 0708 season; 40 goals in the 1011 season; 31 goals in the 1314 season; 48 goals in the 1415 season.
Messi has won awards in the following six seasons: 34 goals in the 0910 season; 50 goals in the 1112 season; 46 goals in the 1213 season; 37 goals in the 1617 season; 34 goals in the 1718 season; 36 goals in the 1819 season.
Let's talk about team honors。Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Champions League five times, while Messi has won four times. Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League in the 0708, 1314, 1516, 1617 and 1718 seasons. Messi won the Champions League in the 0506 season, 0809 season, 1011 season and 1415 season.
In terms of league titles, Ronaldo has won seven league titles, including three Premier League titles, two La Liga titles and two Serie A titles. Messi has won 12 league titles, including ten La Liga titles and two Ligue 1 titles.
In terms of domestic cups, Ronaldo has won six cups, including one FA Cup and two English League Cups. A Coppa Italia winner. Messi has won seven cups, all seven of which are Copa del Rey.
Messi has won 9 Spanish Super Cups, Cristiano Ronaldo has won 7 Super Cups, including 1 Portuguese Super Cup, 2 Community Shields, 2 Spanish Super Cups, and 2 Italian Super Cups.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have both won the UEFA Super Cup three times each. In the Club World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the tournament four times and Messi three times.
In addition to the trophies outside the top five leagues, Ronaldo won the Arab Club Champions Cup in 2023. Messi won the 2023 MLS League Cup.
In terms of national team, Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Championship in 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in 2018 19. Messi won the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 World Cup. In addition, Messi also won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup.
The above is about the comparison of Messi and Ronaldo's individual and team honors, do you think anyone will be able to surpass them in the future? How long will these records be in the dust?