Defeating Messi, C.Ronaldo was chosen as the greatest player in history

(Dan Tri) - According to Sky Sports' vote, C.Ronaldo surpassed Messi by a narrow margin of 1% to be chosen as the greatest player in football history.

Sky Sports, one of the most prestigious sports sites in the UK, has just held a vote for the Greatest Player in History (GOAT). Among them, 4 players have made it to the voting list: C. Ronaldo, Messi, Pele and Maradona.

C.Ronaldo only had 1% more votes than Messi (Photo: Sky Sports).

According to the voting results, C. Ronaldo came first with 36%, just 1% more than Messi. This shows the extremely fierce competition between the two superstars throughout their careers. Even at this time, when Messi and C. Ronaldo are both "old men", their competition is still fierce.

The rivalry between Messi and C.Ronaldo deserves to be the greatest rivalry in football history. No other pair of arch-rivals has created such fierce competition.

Following these two legendary names are Diego Maradona (17%) and “King of Football” Pele (12%). Of course, this vote is only relative because any of the four faces above are worthy of being the greatest player in history. The two legends Pele and Maradona did not receive many votes because they did not play in this era.

The confrontation between C.Ronaldo and Messi is the greatest competition in football history (Photo: Marca).

C.Ronaldo is having an impressive career. He is the player with the most goals in the history of professional football with 938 goals. In addition, the Portuguese superstar has also won the Champions League 5 times, won 5 Golden Balls and played more than 1,200 top matches.

Meanwhile, although Messi has 8 Golden Balls (the most in history) and holds many records for assists, in terms of number of goals, he is still temporarily inferior to C. Ronaldo.

In terms of international titles, Messi won the 2022 World Cup, the 2021 and 2024 Copa America with Argentina. C. Ronaldo also won Euro 2016 and two Nations League titles with Portugal.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/danh-bai-messi-cronaldo-duoc-chon-la-cau-thu-vi-dai-nhat-lich-su-20250721191405064.htm