Ronaldo beats Messi in half a million people's poll

Sky Sports news agency has just concluded the vote for the best player of all time, with a dramatic victory going to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's fans often outnumber Messi's - Photo: REUTERS

This was a massive poll, attracting a huge number of fans. Specifically, more than 483,000 people participated in the poll, and 36% of them voted for Ronaldo.

Ronaldo won by a narrow margin against his arch-rival Messi, who also received 35% of the votes, just 5,000 votes less.

Surprisingly, Maradona came in third with 17% of the votes, a significant lead over "the king of football" Pele, who received only 32% of the votes.

Results of the poll - Photo: INSTAGRAM

It's easy to understand why Ronaldo and Messi form a "two-horse race" in football polls these days. The two stars often alternate, taking turns leading the rankings.

In 2022, the GOAL50 poll attracted 9 million votes, and Messi was the overwhelming winner. Maradona came in second place that year.

Nine months ago, Ronaldo once again convincingly defeated Messi, winning 52% of the votes in a poll of 3.8 million people.

In terms of a complete football career, Messi completely surpasses Ronaldo at this point.

Both are fairly evenly matched in terms of club achievements, but when it comes to national teams, Messi is superior. This is clearly demonstrated in the World Cup - the biggest football tournament in the world .

The Argentinian superstar has won the World Cup (2022) and been a runner-up once (2014). In contrast, Ronaldo is only associated with being included in the worst team of the tournament.

Football legends often rate Messi higher than others, such as Ronaldo "the Fat", Kaka, Rooney, Ibrahimovic...

However, Ronaldo is considered to have a larger and more dedicated fan base in subjective polls.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ronaldo-danh-bai-messi-trong-cuoc-binh-chon-nua-trieu-nguoi-20250720080918891.htm