SIMILARITY AND DISSIMILARITY BETWEEN TWO FOOTBALL

PLAYER CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI

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STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH
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 Messi won the
BOTH are the Ballon d;Or five
greatest footballer times but ronaldo
won the Ballion
d;or three time

• Ronaldo and
Messi similarity
and dissimilarity

Both player are Ronaldo right

striker and shooter and messi
forward left shooter
Early life
Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira, in Portugal, on February
5th 1985. He began playing football at age 8, when he joined
amateur youth team Andorinha. In 1995, he signed with the local
club Nacional, and was then signed by Sporting CP.
Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 24th 1987. He
started playing football at age 5, when he joined a local club
coached by his father. He moved to Newell’s Old Boys in 1995, but
at age 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. The
sporting director of FC Barcelona, Carles Rexach, became aware of
his talent and gave him a trial with the team, offering to pay his
medical bills if he moved to Spain. He moved to Barcelona with
his father and enrolled in the club’s youth academy.

Caree
Ronaldo becgan his adult career with Sporting CP in 2002.
He was signed by Manchester United in 2003, after which he
won the FA Cup. He is the captain of the national Portugal
team and has played in the team since 2003. In 2009, he
transferred to Real Madrid, his current team.
Messi played in Barcelona’s junior teams between 2000 and
2003, before debuting for FC Barcelona C team on
November 29th 2003. He began playing for the FC Barcelona
B team on 6th March 2004. He began playing for the main
Barcelona team in 2004, and has played there ever since. He
has also played for the Argentinean team since 2005, and is
currently their team captain
Playing Style
Ronaldo is a fast striker who scores with his head and
both feet.
Messi has a lower center of gravity than most players,
allowing him to change direction quickly and evade
tackles. He uses short bursts of acceleration on the
field and is predominantly a left-footed player. He
plays a free attack and a playmaking role, and is known
for his finishing, his pace, dribbling, vision and passing
ability.
Goals scored
In his first team, Sporting CP, Ronaldo scored 3 goals. He scored 84
goals during his 6 years at Manchester United, and has scored 112
goals for Real Madrid. He has scored 35 goals for the national
Portuguese team.
Messi scored 5 goals with the Barcelona C team and 6 with the
Barcelona B team, before joining the main Barcelona team, where he
was made 214 appearances and scored 169 goals. In the Argentinean
national team, he has appeared 70 times and scored 26 goals.
Since the 2010 World Cup, Messi and Ronaldo have scored similarly
overall, with Messi being responsible for 291 goals and assists in 201
games and Ronaldo being responsible for 289 goals and assists in
around 220 games.
Awards

Messi's shots are more accurate than Ronaldo's.

Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or in 2008, the European Golden Shoe
in 2008 and 2011, and was named FIFPro Player of the Year, World 
Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d’Or and the FIFA World Player of
the Year in 2008. He was also named FWA Footballer of the Year in
2007 and 2008, and was awarded the FIFA Puskas Award in 2009.
Messi received the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year in
2009, and the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He also won
the 2010-2011 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and was also
names Onze d'Or 2009, 2011 and2012. He was also the UEFA
Champions League in Top Goalscorer in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012,
and Pichichi 2010 and 2012.
Records
Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals scored in a
season for Real Madrid, the first top European league
player to reach 40 goals in a single season for two
consecutive years, the fastest Real Madrid Player to reach
100 league goals, and the first player to ever score against
every team in a single season in La Liga.
Messi is the first player to score five goals in one UEFA
Champions League match. He is the first player to top-
score in four consecutive Champions Leagues. He set the
world record for the most goals scored in a season in 2011-
12, set the current goal scoring record in a single La Liga
Season, with 50 goals, and holds the record for the most
goals scored per minute in La Liga. He is the youngest
Argentine to ever play in the FIFA World Cup and the first
player to ever score against all 19 teams consecutively in La
Personal life
Ronaldo became a father on 3rd July 2010 and his son,
Cristiano, is in his custody. Since the start of 2010, he has
been dating the Russian model Irina Shayk. He visited
Indonesia to raise money for reconstruction after the 2004
earthquake and tsunami, and he has also donated money
to hospitals and to fund treatment for a young boy in
Madeira. He
Messi is dating Antonella Roccuzzo. She is expecting
their first child in September 2012. Messi established the
Leo Messi Foundation in 2007 to support access to
education and health care for vulnerable children. He is a
goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
Conclusion

If there`s something that is strikingly similar between them, then it has to be that
they`re both footballing marvels.

If you are a true football fan, you must learn to respect both of them for everything
they`ve achieved through the hard work they`ve put in.But, what do we do? Compare
them, abuse and criticize each other for merely opposing us. If we really want to
compare something,compare a player`s past performances with his current ones just to
make sure how much improvement he has If there`s something that is strikingly similar
between them, then it has to be that they`re both footballing marvels.

If you are a true football fan, you must learn to respect both of them for everything
they`ve achieved through the hard work they`ve put in.But, what do we do? Compare
them, abuse and criticize each other for merely opposing us. If we really want to
compare something,compare a player`s past performances with his current ones just to
make sure how much improvement he has If there`s something that is strikingly similar
between them, then it has to be that they`re both footballing marvels.

This is an appeal. Let`s keep the debates healthy and on top of everything,let`s learn to
respect that they`re one of the greatest footballers of this generation and they`re the
reason why this game is as global as it is.
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