Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the greatest players ever to grace soccer and the Argentine made clear his feelings on one day calling his rival his teammate
Lionel Messi has made clear his feelings about one day calling Cristiano Ronaldo his teammate.
Messi and Ronaldo have dominated soccer for almost two decades, with the Argentine winning the Ballon d’Or eight times and Ronaldo five times. The two have combined for 13 of the previous 15 awards as their peak saw them dominate world and Spanish football with Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.
This summer, soccer fever is taking hold with both in action in international tournaments. Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to win a second European Championship with Portugal at Euro 2024 in Germany, while Lionel Messi will be in action for Argentina in the Copa America in the United States.
Both players are in their twilight years playing the beautiful game, and the dream of fans around the globe to see the rivals finally call each other teammates is fast running out. Not even the money rush of the Saudi Pro League could bring them together, with Messi joining Inter Miami as the Portuguese superstar proved to be the trailblazer for Saudi Arabia’s impact on football at Al-Nassr.
Now 36, Messi joined the MLS in 2023, but while at French giants Paris Saint-Germain, the Argentine was asked how he would feel about one day potentially playing alongside Ronaldo. “Yes, of course,” he said.
“I always like to play with the best, and he is one of them. I think it will be difficult for us to play in the same team, but obviously I would like to. I was lucky enough to play and participate with many very good players and, obviously, I would also like to do it with him.”
Though neither player shows any immediate signs of hanging their boots up, as Ronaldo represents Portugal at Euro 2024 and Messi is preparing to inspire the reigning world champions to defend their Copa America trophy, it currently looks unlikely their partnership up front will ever happen.
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Ronaldo’s contract at Al-Nassr expires in the summer of 2025, when at which point he would have celebrated his 40th birthday, the same summer that Messi’s current Inter Miami deal also ends, although there is reportedly an option to extend for another 12 months.
The idea of having both Ronaldo and Messi on the same payroll seems almost impossible on their current terms. The Al-Nassr forward is the highest-paid sportsman in the world, according to Forbes, seeing him take home $260million a year – $200m in salary.
Whereas Messi is the third highest-paid athlete on the planet, as his Inter Miami contract pays out $65m per year, with him also taking home an additional $70m in his off-field endorsements. Before the Qatar World Cup in 2022, Messi signed an agreement to promote Saudi Arabia as the country is set to host the 2034 tournament.
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