Quote Originally Posted by Trigger View Post
Very rarely injured as well, just a freak of a player, superb athlete.

I've always preferred Messi in the goat off, partly for the unbelievable dribbling skills and also a combination of how Ronaldo sometimes comes across plus United and Real aren't two clubs I particularly like.

If being asked honestly though I'd probably edge towards Ronaldo, just has everything and with his physique could probably play and score for a fair few years yet as an out and out no. 9. Looking at the shape he keeps himself in he could probably play into his 40s if the desire and luck with injuries is there.
The way I've always seen it is that Ronaldo is an athlete whereas Messi is purely a footballer. You could take Ronaldo and he'd excel at pretty much any sport, but Messi was born to play football and has that extra little bit of magic

What a goalscorer Ronaldo is though, incredible