Ronaldo

'No doubt' now: Ronaldo horror show, Messi magic end the great debate for good.

England international James Maddison wrote: “For those who don’t know football know that tonight’s result didn’t determine whether Messi was the best player ever or not. The signs were there early as to how things may pan out. And the timing of how things played out for both legends, simultaneously, carries plenty of weigh — it is perhaps telling that in the wake of the celebrations after the game, a number of players weighed in on the debate as to which player should be declared the greatest of all time (GOAT). Having now added the one trophy they both craved more than anything else in football, Messi will now always have one accolade to his name that Ronaldo, for all of his skills and achievements throughout his career, will never have. But there was nothing Mbappe could do to prevent Messi and his teammates from converting their penalties in the ensuing shootout, as Argentina won their third World Cup and the nation’s first since 1986. It would prove to be the final Portugal game Ronaldo started in Qatar, as Santos opted to start Goncalo Ramos for the subsequent Round of 16 and quarter final clash against Switzerland and Morocco respectively. With the opportunity to banish the ghosts of the 2014 final once and for all, Messi delivered yet again for Argentina with two goals, only to be pegged back by Kylian Mbappe twice. In the 54th minute, Bruno Fernandes whipped in a cross that Ronaldo thought he got his forehead to as he went to celebrate. Another injection from the bench against the Atlas Lions left Ronaldo unable to impact the game, with the star walking off the field in tears after being eliminated from the World Cup. Yet the superstar’s tournament quickly took a turn for the worse against Uruguay and it was a trend that continued throughout the tournament. For starters, Ronaldo entered Qatar straight after that interview with Piers Morgan aired and stole the headlines before a ball had been kicked in anger at the World Cup. Ronaldo, on the other hand, crashed and burned in emphatic fashion for the world to see, with a reported nine-figure pay packet now awaiting him in the Middle East should he take it.

Argentina beat France on penalties to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar · Lionel Messi starred for his team scoring two goals in the enthralling encounter ...

I never turned my face to the fight, and I never gave up on that dream. Ronaldo was visibly upset after the game. In the five appearances I scored in World Cups over 16 years, always by the side of great players and supported by millions of Portuguese; I gave my all. However, the opposite can be said for Messi. 'The same one who, by getting you into the game, saw how everything changed, but it was too late. His last Tweet came over 10 days ago and his last Facebook post came eight days ago. His last post on Instagram came last week. I fought hard for this dream. However, he failed to inspire a comeback. He has also refrained from publicly congratulating his rival Messi. Ronaldo - who has a combined following of 780million - has remained silent on social media. Ronaldo crashed out of what is expected to be his last World Cup when Portugal lost 1-0 to Morocco in the quarter-final of the tournament in Qatar.

Cristiano Ronaldo only scored one goal for Portugal at the World Cup following his exit from Manchester United last month.

[Ronaldo's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/cristiano-ronaldo) fifth and most likely final World Cup of the 37-year-old's footballing career. He has damaged the team and himself with his ego trip. The former Barcelona star was only out-scored by Kylian Mbappe, with the Frenchman notching a hat-trick during Sunday's thrilling final. Somehow I feel sorry for Ronaldo.” I can’t imagine him finding another club. [BILD](https://sportbild.bild.de/bild-plus/fussball/wm-2022/fifa-wm-2022/lothar-matthaeus-er-ist-fuer-mich-der-groesste-flop-der-wm-82288488,view=conversionToLogin.sport.html) : “Cristiano Ronaldo is of course the big flop of this World Cup, the opposite of Messi.

Lothar Matthaus doesn't need much to come down hard on anyone. The former captain of the German national team often comes out with harsh criticisms, ...

And he did it for 17-18 years. Cristiano was a substitute in the last two matches In a way, Ronaldo makes me feel sorry for him."

Cristiano Ronaldo has been slammed after being "the big flop" at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as Portugal exited the competition in the quarter-finals.

Or was it absolutely both at the same time?](https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-world-cup-good-or-world-cup-bad-or-was-it-both-at-the-same-time) He has damaged the team and himself with his ego trip,” “Him and Marcus Rashford. We can cope and hopefully give him time to get back to his best. You always want to see new faces. “It is problematic but we have a good squad.

Former Bayern Munich footballer Lothar Matthaus was very critical of Cristiano Ronaldo in comments to 'Bild'. The German said that the Portuguese striker ...

Now, Lothar Matthaus spoke to 'Bild' about Ronaldo's situation and he was very critical of him. "Cristiano has been without doubt the biggest disappointment of the World Cup. [Cristiano Ronaldo's](https://www.besoccer.com/player/c-ronaldo-28185) situation is not an easy one at all.

Ronaldo scored only one goal for his country and was dropped to the bench by Fernando Santos for their last-16 clash with Switzerland and their shock ...

The worst XI team is based on Sofascore's rating, which gives each player a score out of 10 for their performances at the tournament. Mendy struggled for the African champions, who went out of the tournament in the last-16 [Cristiano Ronaldo](/sport/cristianoronaldo/index.html) has been selected in a statistical worst XI from the World Cup after he endured a torrid time for Portugal at the tournament in Qatar. but which victorious Argentine is also included? - Players had to make a minimum of four appearances to feature in the worst XI Cristiano Ronaldo is named in the WORST team of the World Cup after his nightmare tournament for Portugal along with a Chelsea star...

Lothar Matthaus has issued a damning assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo following the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar.

"[Messi is] the absolute winner. "For me, Messi is the player of the millennium." I kind of feel sorry for Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for his performances at World Cup 2022, while Lionel Messi has been described as "the player of the millennium."

For me, Messi is the player of the millennium." [cemented his legacy as the greatest player of all time](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/goat-debate-over-winners-losers-messi-argentina-mbappe-france-greatest-world-cup-final-ever/blt3c805d9a1697ff6c) by winning the one trophy that had eluded him in his phenomenal career so far in Qatar. "Ronaldo is of course a big failure of the World Cup, the opposite of Messi. However, there was disappointment for Ronaldo, who was benched in the knockout stages as Portugal went out to Morocco. Germany legend Lothar Matthaus has shared his thoughts on superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at World Cup 2022. Messi captained Argentina to success,

Lothar Matthaus has issued a damning assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo following the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar.

Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from Manchester United was the bombshell which hit the club before the World Cup.

He said: “It was too bad Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United in the way he did. Valencia ended up being a model professional who went on to captain the club, converting to right-back. He is currently a free agent. This was the second time Cristiano Ronaldo had left Old Trafford. [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.unitedinfocus.com/tag/cristiano-ronaldo/)‘s departure from Manchester United was the bombshell which hit the club before the World Cup. Antonio Valencia bemoans the way Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for his performances at World Cup 2022, while Lionel Messi has been described as "the player of the millennium."

For me, Messi is the player of the millennium." [cemented his legacy as the greatest player of all time](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/goat-debate-over-winners-losers-messi-argentina-mbappe-france-greatest-world-cup-final-ever/blt3c805d9a1697ff6c) by winning the one trophy that had eluded him in his phenomenal career so far in Qatar. "Ronaldo is of course a big failure of the World Cup, the opposite of Messi. However, there was disappointment for Ronaldo, who was benched in the knockout stages as Portugal went out to Morocco. Germany legend Lothar Matthaus has shared his thoughts on superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at World Cup 2022. Messi captained Argentina to success,

The 61-year-old Matthaus who has played in 5 world cups also took potshots against Germany's football team in the world cup. Particularly, the management.

I hope he performs on the pitch and I believe he will. Cristiano Ronaldo had this attitude 10 years ago, but the following game he would score a hat trick, and he was 27 – everyone would forgive him. “Ronaldo is of course a big failure of the World Cup, the opposite of Messi. “He has to do his talking on the pitch. That contributed to the disaster”, he said. “With his ego trips, Ronaldo has damaged the team and himself.

Messi took to Instagram after playing a key part in Argentina's victory over France in the World Cup final. Messi uploaded a post including ten images of ...

Messi accompanied the post with a caption that read: 'WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united we are capable of achieving what we set out to do. [Sunday's World Cup final](/sport/football/article-11551797/World-Cup-Lionel-Messi-guides-Argentina-victory-France-thrilling-final.html) has now raced past it. Lionel Messi's picture of him lifting the World Cup trophy has become the most-liked Instagram image of all-time - overtaking an image of an egg Ronaldo got 32.6 million likes in October 2021 for the announcement that his partner Georgina Rodriguez was pregnant, while Messi's post of his advert with Ronaldo got 32.2 million likes. It surpassed Ronaldo's post from last month - an advert for Louis Vuitton ahead of the World Cup in which The Portuguese star leads the way in terms of followers with Messi a clear distance behind in second - the two are the only athletes inside the top 10. [Lionel Messi](/sport/lionelmessi/index.html)'s Argentina world champions post has become the most liked picture in the history of Instagram - overtaking an image of an egg. [In the aftermath of Argentina's thrilling penalty shootout win over France](/sport/football/article-11551797/World-Cup-Lionel-Messi-guides-Argentina-victory-France-thrilling-final.html), the PSG star took to Instagram to post 10 pictures of the celebrations in Qatar. That post got 56.1million likes but Messi's image of him lifting aloft the World Cup after Argentina beat France in - The 2019 post of an egg by Chris Godfrey aimed to rack up the most likes - It surged past the previous record of 56.1 million 'likes' set by an image of an egg

Lionel Messi has broken Cristiano Ronaldo's record for the most-liked Instagram post by a sportsperson, eclipsing his rival on and off the pitch.

The celebratory post received more than 46 million likes, setting a new record for a post by an athlete. Almost 18 months ago, Messi broke Ronaldo's previous record when his post Messi took to Instagram to revel in the World Cup win with Argentina on Sunday.

Linked by an industry-changing rivalry that lasted more than a decade, the two men are now separated by one irreversible title.

[had left the World Cup](https://www.wsj.com/articles/world-cup-portugal-switzerland-cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-saudi-arabia-11670333800?mod=article_inline) in Qatar more than a week before Messi, following Portugal’s stunning quarterfinal defeat to Morocco. [Up to 15% off + free shipping at Wayfair](https://www.wsj.com/coupons/wayfair) He wore gear he had borrowed from the club.

Per their iconic chess match advert, Lionel Messi didn't so much checkmate Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the FIFA World Cup as he watched him get escorted out ...

Lionel Messi, at the age of 35, provided a fitting climax to the World Cup by guiding Argentina to a win against France in the final game.

Ronnie, then 37, wanted nothing more than to help Portugal win the World Cup in Qatar and sign with a new [Champions League](/topic/champions-league)club. The match was going to penalties until PSG's new star, [Kylian Mbappe](/topic/kylian-mbappe), scored twice to seal the deal for his team. This is because his [World Cup](/topic/world-cup)Instagram picture has more likes than CR7's famous photo of the two playing chess, making it the most popular post ever made by a sportsperson on Instagram.