My Idol
Year 2013
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Season 2012-13 ends as Lionel Messi guides Barcelona to their 22nd La Liga title and winning the Ballon d'Or for the fourth consecutive time. Messi yet to reach his peak and his greatest rival Cristiano Ronaldo falling further behind him in the run for the prestigious Ballon d'Or as Messi takes an almost unassailable 4-1 lead. Messi, at 25, is tipped to further extend the lead over his rival and thus cementing his status as the greatest ever. As for the rest of the world, Cristiano, at 28, is almost finished and the Messi - Ronaldo rivalry would come to an end, soon.
They weren't totally wrong, either. The stats looked as follows, at the end of 2012/13 season.
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Season 2012-13 ends as Lionel Messi guides Barcelona to their 22nd La Liga title and winning the Ballon d'Or for the fourth consecutive time. Messi yet to reach his peak and his greatest rival Cristiano Ronaldo falling further behind him in the run for the prestigious Ballon d'Or as Messi takes an almost unassailable 4-1 lead. Messi, at 25, is tipped to further extend the lead over his rival and thus cementing his status as the greatest ever. As for the rest of the world, Cristiano, at 28, is almost finished and the Messi - Ronaldo rivalry would come to an end, soon.
They weren't totally wrong, either. The stats looked as follows, at the end of 2012/13 season.
UCL goals
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Messi - 59 goals ( 17 Assists )
Cristiano - 51 goals ( 19 Assists )
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Messi - 59 goals ( 17 Assists )
Cristiano - 51 goals ( 19 Assists )
UCL Top Scorer
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Messi - 4
Cristiano - 1
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Messi - 4
Cristiano - 1
UCL Winner
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Messi - 3
Cristiano - 1
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Messi - 3
Cristiano - 1
Golden Boot
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Messi - 3
Cristiano - 2
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Messi - 3
Cristiano - 2
If anything, Messi, yet to reach his peak would totally dominate over Ronaldo, who was fast approaching to his 30's, in the coming years.
Year 2017
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Paris,December 7 :
In an incredible turnaround of events Cristiano Ronaldo has completed one of the biggest ever individual comebacks ever in the sports history as he claimed his 5th Ballon d'Or and in doing so, equalling Messi, who held a 4-1 "unachievable" lead over him.
Messi, at 30, is still showing no signs of stopping meanwhile Ronaldo, at 32, is tipped to be "finished" soon by the pundits.
The Messi dominant stats in 2012/13, now looks like this:
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Paris,December 7 :
In an incredible turnaround of events Cristiano Ronaldo has completed one of the biggest ever individual comebacks ever in the sports history as he claimed his 5th Ballon d'Or and in doing so, equalling Messi, who held a 4-1 "unachievable" lead over him.
Messi, at 30, is still showing no signs of stopping meanwhile Ronaldo, at 32, is tipped to be "finished" soon by the pundits.
The Messi dominant stats in 2012/13, now looks like this:
UCL goals
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Messi - 97 goals ( 25 Assists )
Cristiano - 114 goals ( 32 Assists )
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Messi - 97 goals ( 25 Assists )
Cristiano - 114 goals ( 32 Assists )
UCL Top Scorer
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Messi - 5
Cristiano - 6 ( Top Scorer in every season since 2012/13 )
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Messi - 5
Cristiano - 6 ( Top Scorer in every season since 2012/13 )
UCL Winner
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Messi - 4
Cristiano - 4
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Messi - 4
Cristiano - 4
Golden Boot
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Messi - 4
Cristiano - 4
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Messi - 4
Cristiano - 4
In addition, Cristiano has won the Euro Championship with his national side and becomes the only person to win Fifa's "The Best", two times.
In the years where he was destined to fall further behind Messi, into oblivion, the stats look like this:
La Liga Stats since 2012/13
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Messi - 150 matches
147 goals
58 Assists
In the years where he was destined to fall further behind Messi, into oblivion, the stats look like this:
La Liga Stats since 2012/13
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Messi - 150 matches
147 goals
58 Assists
Cristiano - 140 matches
141 goals
44 Assists
141 goals
44 Assists
International Stats since 2012/13
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Friendlies
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Messi - 14 Matches
10 goals
3 Assists
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Friendlies
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Messi - 14 Matches
10 goals
3 Assists
Cristiano - 12 Matches
9 goals
Competitive Matches
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Messi - 33 Matches
20 goals
13 Assists
9 goals
Competitive Matches
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Messi - 33 Matches
20 goals
13 Assists
Cristiano - 35 Matches
33 goals
9 Assists
33 goals
9 Assists
Team honours since 2012/13
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Messi - 10
Cristiano - 12
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Messi - 10
Cristiano - 12
If you still think he is finished and have doubts about his effectiveness last season, here is a set of stats.
Current Season Stats
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Messi - 22 Matches
17 goals
5 Assists
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Messi - 22 Matches
17 goals
5 Assists
Cristiano - 18 Matches
12 goals
3 Assists
12 goals
3 Assists
Calendar Year Stats ( 2017 )
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Messi - 61 Matches
52 goals
14 Assists
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Messi - 61 Matches
52 goals
14 Assists
Cristiano - 56 Matches
49 goals
13 Assists
49 goals
13 Assists
Not quite as finished as you would like, eh!?
You ask me why I love this man whose natural abilities are limited, who is arrogant, who gets visibly annoyed when he fails to score or his team is losing. You have your answer today. Anyone else could have been easily disheartened by the criticism. The mere thought of competing along with one of the greatest ever natural talent would have made anyone mentally accept the defeat.
NOT Cristiano!
He may not be a pure talent, but he is a beast.
He may not not be an angel, but he can show you the hell.
He may not be "A God", but he is a warrior who takes it to the Gods, if necessary.
The determination and the hunger for success he has, is unparalleled. The motivation he rubs off to his team and to the fans is unmatchable.
This man is the best example to illustrate how to fight against the odds, even when the whole world takes the side against you.
The "finished" Ronaldo is still marching on.
Here is to a man, who was raised in the theatre of dreams as a devil and now ruling over the Gods and monsters from his Kingdom of Whites.
All Hail King Cristiano, the man who walked fearlessly among the Gods, mortals and mercenaries.
You ask me why I love this man whose natural abilities are limited, who is arrogant, who gets visibly annoyed when he fails to score or his team is losing. You have your answer today. Anyone else could have been easily disheartened by the criticism. The mere thought of competing along with one of the greatest ever natural talent would have made anyone mentally accept the defeat.
NOT Cristiano!
He may not be a pure talent, but he is a beast.
He may not not be an angel, but he can show you the hell.
He may not be "A God", but he is a warrior who takes it to the Gods, if necessary.
The determination and the hunger for success he has, is unparalleled. The motivation he rubs off to his team and to the fans is unmatchable.
This man is the best example to illustrate how to fight against the odds, even when the whole world takes the side against you.
The "finished" Ronaldo is still marching on.
Here is to a man, who was raised in the theatre of dreams as a devil and now ruling over the Gods and monsters from his Kingdom of Whites.
All Hail King Cristiano, the man who walked fearlessly among the Gods, mortals and mercenaries.
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