AC Milan will host Juventus in a Serie A 2024-25 match at the San Siro in Milan on Saturday, November 23.

The AC Milan vs Juventus Serie A 2024-25 match will start at 10:30 PM IST on Saturday. Live streaming of the match will be available in India.

Juventus are currently sixth in the Serie A 2024-25 season with 24 points from six wins and six draws and are yet to be beaten in the Italian league this season after the first 12 rounds. 

The Italian top division football is seeing one of the closest battles among the top six teams this season with only two points separating the sides standing first and sixth.

Meanwhile, AC Milan are in seventh place with 18 points from five wins, three draws and three losses from 11 matches. They have a game in hand compared to other teams in the top six of the Serie A 2024-25 points table.

Milan will get into this contest on the back of a thrilling 3-3 draw at Cagliari before the international break on November 9 with Rafael Leao scoring a brace and Tammy Abraham netting the third goal. 

After being winless in the first three matches, the former Serie A champions Milan have bounced back with five wins from the next eight matches.

Juventus will face Milan after their convincing 2-0 victory over Torino two weeks ago with Timothy Weah and Kenan Yildiz scoring in the contest.

While Milan had a night to remember in their last UEFA Champions League outing against Real Madrid with a 3-1 away win on November 6, Juventus had to contend with a 1-1 draw at Lille the same day.

Milan vs Juventus head-to-head

The Italian giants have met each other officially on 225 occasions with Juventus holding an upper hand with 88 victories. Milan have been victorious in 65 matches while 72 matches ended in draws.

Juventus are ahead in this fixture in Serie A, the Italian top-flight football, too, with 68 wins from 178 matches. Milan have won 53 while 57 games, including a 0-0 result in their last meeting at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, have ended in draws.

Where to watch Milan vs Juventus, Serie A 2024-25 match live in India

Live streaming of the Milan vs Juventus Serie A 2024-25 match will be available on the Galaxy Racer (GXR) website (gxr.world) and app in India.

The Milan v Juventus Serie A 2024-25 match will not be telecast live on any TV channels in India.

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Inter Milan will host Juventus in a Serie A 2024-25 match at the San Siro in Milan on Sunday, October 27.

The Inter Milan vs Juventus Serie A 2024-25 match will start at 10:30 PM IST on Sunday. Live streaming of the match will be available in India.

The contest between Inter Milan and Juventus is dubbed as Derby d’Italia (Derby of Italy) and is considered equivalent to the El Clasico (Real Madrid vs Barcelona) in Spanish football.

Inter Milan are currently second in the Serie A 2024-25 season with a tally of 17 points following five wins, two draws and a loss after the first eight rounds. 

Meanwhile, Juventus are yet to be beaten in the domestic league and have garnered 16 points after four wins and four draws to be third in the points table.

Inter go into the derby game after identical 1-0 wins in the domestic campaign last week and in the UEFA Champions League match midweek. 

Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez was on target in Inter’s away win at Roma while Marcus Thuram scored an injury-time winner against Young Boys in the third round of the continental competition on Thursday. Inter have registered three clean sheets out of their last four matches, including two in the UEFA Champions League.

Juventus steps into the high-stakes clash after suffering a 0-1 defeat at home at the hands of German club VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League on Wednesday. 

However, the Turin-based club have a 1-0 victory over Lazio behind them from their last outing in Serie A. 

Inter Milan vs Juventus head-to-head

The Italian giants have met each other officially on 238 occasions with Juventus holding a clear edge with 109 victories over Inter Milan. Inter have been victorious on 70 occasions with 59 matches ending in draws.

Juventus has dominated this fixture in Serie A, the Italian top-flight football, too, with 87 wins from 182 matches. Inter have won 49, including a 1-0 win in the last meeting between both sides at San Siro in February 2024, while 46 games culminated in draws.

Where to watch Inter Milan vs Juventus, Serie A 2024-25 match live in India

Live streaming of the Inter Milan vs Juventus Serie A 2024-25 match will be available on the Galaxy Racer (GXR) website (gxr.world) and app in India.

The Inter Milan v Juventus Serie A 2024-25 match will not be telecast live on any TV channels in India.

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Founded in 1898, Serie A is the top-tier league in Italian football. The winner of Serie A is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. 

Since the 1929-30 season, the Serie A has been held in a round-robin format where each club plays the other side in a home and away fixture. Before this, regional and inter-regional rounds were held to determine the winner.

The top division Italian league is considered to be the most tactical and defence-oriented league among the top five leagues in Europe.

Since 2004-05, there have been 20 Italian clubs competing in Serie A every season.

The top-four placed teams in Serie A directly qualify for the UEFA Champions League while the fifth and Coppa Italia winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

Meanwhile, the bottom three teams at the end of the season are relegated to Serie B. They are replaced by the top three sides from Serie B.

From 1915 to 1919, the Serie A was postponed due to the First World War while the league was once again cancelled between 1944 and 1945 due to the Second World War.

Inter Milan are the reigning champions of Serie A, having finished at the top of the 2023-24 standings. Inter pipped arch-rivals AC Milan and Juventus to clinch their 20th Serie A title.

Who won the first Serie A?

Genos won the inaugural edition of Serie A in 1898. The Red and Blues defeated Internazionale Torino 3-1 following extra-time. The first edition of Serie A was a knock-out tournament featuring just three clubs from Turin. Apart from Genoa, Foot-Ball Club Torinese and Reale Società Ginnastica di Torino were the other two teams who participated in the tournament.

Who has won the most Serie A titles?

Juventus are the most successful team in Serie A, having won the title a record 36 times. The Old Lady also hold the record for winning the most consecutive titles in Serie A. Between 2011 and 2020, Juventus won nine Serie A titles on the trot.

Serie A winners List

2023-24: Inter Milan

2022-23: Napoli

2021-22: AC Milan

2020-21: Inter Milan

2019�020: Juventus

2018�019: Juventus

2017�018:  Juventus

2016�017: Juventus

2015�016: Juventus

2014�015: Juventus

2013�014: Juventus

2012�013: Juventus

2011�012: Juventus

2010�011: Milan

2009�010: Inter Milan

2008�009: Inter Milan

2007�008: Inter Milan

2006�007: Inter Milan

2005�006: Inter Milan

2004�005: Not awarded

2003�004: Milan

2002�003: Juventus

2001�002: Juventus

2000�001: Roma

1999�000: Lazio

1998�999: Milan

1997�998: Juventus

1996�997: Juventus

1995�996: Milan

1994�995: Juventus

1993�994: Milan

1992�993: Milan

1991�992: Milan

1990�991: Sampdoria

1989�990: Napoli

1988�989: Inter Milan

1987�988: Milan

1986�987: Napoli

1985�986: Juventus

1984�985: Hellas Verona

1983�984: Juventus

1982�983: Roma

1981�982: Juventus

1980�981: Juventus

1979�980: Inter Milan

1978�979: Milan

1977�978: Juventus

1976�977: Juventus

1975�976: Torino

1974�975: Juventus

1973�974: Lazio

1972�973: Juventus

1971�972: Juventus

1970�971: Inter Milan

1969�970: Cagliari

1968�969: Florentina

1967�968: Milan

1966�967: Juventus

1965�966: Inter Milan

1964�965: Inter Milan

1963�964: Bologna

1962�963: Inter Milan

1961�962: Milan

1960�961: Juventus

1959�960: Juventus

1958�959: Milan

1957�958: Juventus

1956�957: Milan

1955�956: Florentina

1954�955: Milan

1953�954: Inter Milan

1952�953: Inter Milan

1951�952: Juventus

1950�951: Milan

1949�950: Juventus

1948�949: Torino

1947�948: Torino

1946�947: Torino

1945�946: Torino

1944-1945: Cancelled due to Second World War

1943-1944: Spezia Calcio (decoration)

1942-1943: Torino

1941-1942: Roma

1940-1941: Bologna

1939-1940: Ambrosiana-Inter

1938-39: Bologna

1937-38: Ambrosiana-Inter

1936-37: Bologna

1935-36: Bologna

1934-35: Juventus

1933-34: Juventus

1932-33: Juventus

1931-32: Juventus

1930-31: Juventus

1929-30: Ambrosiana-Inter

1928-29: Bologna

1927-28: Torino

1926-27: Not awarded

1925-26: Juventus

1924-25: Bologna

1923-24: Genoa

1922-23: Genoa

1921-22: Pro Vercelli 

1921-22: Novese

1920-21: Pro Vercelli 

1919-20: Inter Milan

1915-19: Postponed due to First World War

1914-15: Genoa

1913-14: Casale

1912-13: Pro Vercelli 

1911-12: Pro Vercelli 

1910-11: Pro Vercelli 

1909-10: Inter Milan

1909: Pro Vercelli 

1908: Pro Vercelli 

1907: Milan

1906: Milan

1905: Juventus

1904: Genoa

1903: Genoa

1902: Genoa

1901: Milan

1900: Genoa

1899: Genoa

1898: Genoa

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the top goalscorer of all time in football history according to FIFA,  the international governing body of the sport.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo has won 33 trophies including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions League, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. 

Additionally, Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, four-time European Golden Shoes winner and a record three-time UEFA Men's Player of the Year recipient.

Since making his senior professional debut with Sporting CP in August 2002, Ronaldo has shattered several records in the history of football.

The Portuguese footballer holds the record for the most goals (140), most appearances (183) and most assists (42) in the UEFA Champions League.

Interestingly, Ronaldo is the first footballer to score more than 800 goals officially recognised by FIFA.

Furthermore, Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals in international football. Representing the Portugal national team, the star forward has netted over 125 times for the country.

Apart from the staggering record for his national team, Ronaldo has been a prolific goalscorer for all the clubs that he played for in his illustrious career.

At the age of 17, Ronaldo made his senior debut for Sporting CP in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round at José Alvalade Stadium against Inter Milan.

He netted five goals for Sporting CP before his historic transfer to Manchester United. 

Ronaldo later cemented himself as one of the best footballers of the generation at Manchester United. He scored 145 goals in 346 matches across two spells for the Red Devils.

Ahead of the 2009-10 season, Real Madrid acquired his services for a world record transfer fee at the time of £80 million (�4 million).

Ronaldo repaid their faith as he became one of the greatest galacticos to have played for Los Blancos.

Between 2009 and 2018, Ronaldo netted an astonishing 450 goals in 438 matches across all competitions. He finished as Real Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer.

Later in July 2018, the Portuguese star signed a four-year contract with Juventus, the most decorated club in Italy.

Ronaldo continued his impressive goalscoring record for the Old Lady as he registered 101 strikes in 134 matches.

In 2021, Ronaldo made an emotional return to Manchester United for a brief second spell before signing for his current club Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League in December 2022.

Even in Asia, the Madeira-born footballer showcased his brilliant goalscoring capabilities as he scored 14 goals in his debut season. 

Ronaldo continued his dream run as he scored 54 goals for club and country, which made him the outright leading scorer in 2023. 

With that in mind, get Cristiano Ronaldo’s total goals and know how many times CR7 scored in football.

Cristiano Ronaldo total goals: How many times has CR7 scored in football

Club	Matches	Goals
Real Madrid	438	450
Manchester United	346	145
Juventus	134	101
Al-Nassr	54	48
Sporting CP	31	5
Portugal	205	128
Total	1208	877

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Serie A heavyweights Juventus will lock horns with La Liga giants Real Madrid in a highly-anticipated pre-season 2023 friendly at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Juventus vs Real Madrid pre-season friendly will start at 5:00 AM IST on Thursday, August 3.

Under manager Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus head into the Soccer Champions Tour 2023 clash after beating Serie A rivals AC Milan 4-3 on penalties in their previous pre-season fixture. 

Malick Thiaw opened the scoring for Milan, before Danilo equalised for Juventus. Olivier Giroud scored once again in the 39th minute as Milan took a 2-1 lead. Juventus defender Daniele Rugani netted a crucial goal three minutes after half-time as the game ended 2-2 in regulation time.

Earlier, Juventus were forced to cancel their first pre-season fixture against Barcelona as a significant part of the Blaugrana squad was affected by a viral gastroenteritis.

On the other hand, Real Madrid will aim to bounce back after succumbing to a 0-3 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Barcelona in a pre-season El Clasico at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.

The 14-time UEFA Champions League winners started their pre-season with a 3-2 win over Milan in the ongoing Soccer Champions Tour, before beating Manchester United 2-0 in their second encounter. 

Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio netted goals to help Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid beat Juventus 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at the Rose Bowl last year.

Juventus vs Real Madrid head-to-head

Real Madrid hold a slight edge over Juventus in their official matches in Europe, winning 10 of the 21 matches that they have played so far. Juventus have registered nine victories. Two matches ended in draws.

In their last five official meetings, both the teams have secured two victories each, while one game ended in a stalemate.

Where to watch Juventus vs Real Madrid pre-season 2023 friendly live in India?

Juventus vs Real Madrid pre-season 2023 friendly will be telecast live on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming of Juventus vs Real Madrid pre-season 2023 friendly will be available on SonyLIV app and website in India. It will also be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website.

Juventus squad vs Real Madrid

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczęsny, Carlo Pinsoglio, Mattia Perin, Giovanni Garofani 

Defenders: Gleison Bremer, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Federico Gatti, Luca Pellegrinii, Leonardo Bonucci, Daniele Rugani, Tommaso Barbieri

Midfielders: Paul Pogba, Juan Cuadrado, Nicolo, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli, Denis Zakaria, Matías Soulé, Marley Ake, Nicolò Fagioli

Forwards: Dusan Vlahovic, Moise Kean, Nicolo Cudrig, Marco Da Graca, Mattia Compagnon

Real Madrid squad vs Juventus

Goalkeepers:  Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Lucas Cañizares, Luis López

Defenders: Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Nacho, Odriozola, Vazquez, Fran Garcia, Rudiger, Mendy

Midfielders: Bellingham, Kroos, Modric, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Guler, Paz

Forwards: Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Joselu, Diaz

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The UEFA Europa League 2022-23 semi-finals are all set to get underway with the first-leg ties slated to take place from 12:30 AM (IST) on Friday, May 12. 

The second leg ties for these semi-finals will take place a week later at 12:30 AM (IST) on Friday, May 19.

Italian club AS Roma will take on German outfit Bayer Leverkusen in one semi-final, while Juventus face Europa League specialists Sevilla in the other. 

After suffering a slump that saw them drop out of the European football spots for next season in Serie A, AS Roma will be desperate to take something from the clash against Bayer Leverkusen.

Roma has European football pedigree under head coach Jose Mourinho and won the UEFA Conference League last season.

With no wins in their last four Serie A games, you can rest assured that Mourinho and Roma will be desperate to go all the way in the Europa League as they bid to secure UEFA Champions League football for next season by winning the competition.

Roma will be hoping that their big players like Paulo Dybala, Tammy Abraham, and Lorenzo Pellegrini can rise to the challenge and guide the team to a second European final in just as many years under Mourinho.

Getting the better of Bayer Leverkusen though won’t be easy. Currently sixth in Bundesliga, the Xabi Alonso-coached Leverkusen team occupy the automatic UEFA Conference League spot in their domestic standings but will be keen to earn a Champions League spot by winning the Europa League.

To overcome Roma, Leverkusen will need their big-game players like Florian Writz, Jeremie Frimpong, and Moussa Diaby to rise to the occasion.

Meanwhile, the other semi-final between Juventus and Sevilla promises to be a blockbuster affair. Second in Serie A, Juventus will be hoping to end their season on a high with the Europa League crown since the league title has already been wrapped up by Napoli.

They will be slight favourites heading into the clash against Sevilla with the likes of Dusan Vlahovic, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot, and Arkadiusz Milik all likely to feature.

Sevilla, on the other hand, will fancy their chances against any opposition after knocking out Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the competition.

The most successful club in the history of the competition with six titles to their credit, Sevilla will be a difficult opponent for the Old Lady.

Where to watch UEFA Europa League 2022-23 semi-finals live in India?

Live streaming of UEFA Europa League 2022-23 semi-finals will be available on the FanCode app and website.

Live telecast of UEFA Europa League 2022-23 semi-finals will be available on the Sony Sports TV channels in India.

UEFA Europa League 2022-23 semi-finals schedule and live India match times

All timings as per Indian Standard Time (IST)

Date	Fixture	Venue	Match Time
Friday, May 12	AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen, first leg	Stadio Olimpico	12:30 AM
Friday, May 12	Juventus vs Sevilla, first leg	Allianz Arena	12:30 AM
Friday, May 19	Sevilla vs Juventus, second leg	Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan	12:30 AM
Friday, May 19	Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma, second leg	BayArena	12:30 AM

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Owing to the tribalistic nature of football, fans of the sport frequently tend to ignore the facts and are usually steadfast in their belief that the club which they support is the best in the world. The basis of their belief stems purely from the passion with which they support the club and is mostly devoid of pragmatism.

Determining the best football clubs in the world, however, can be done much more objective manner if fans can just put their emotions and love for their respective club aside.

So how exactly does determine which is the best club in the world? While trophies are the basis for judging how good a club really is, in the modern era factors like revenue earned, infrastructure, and social media following also play a big part in outlining which are the top-rated clubs in the world.

Keeping all this in mind, here’s a brief look at some of the best football clubs in the world today. 

Best football clubs in the world

Real Madrid 

Real Madrid was declared the Club of the Century in 2000. The Spanish club has won the FIFA Club World Cup titles five times - most by any team. Los Blancos also hold the most UEFA Champions League titles (14), La Liga trophies (35) and are the team with the most followers on Instagram with 136m. 

Needless to say, they are one of the biggest football brands and the best football club in the world.

Blessed with a state-of-the-art training ground and stadium, their academy has produced some of the best talents for Spain, including striker Raul and goalkeeper Iker Casillas. 

Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Ferenc Puskas were some of the best players who played for the club. 

Real Madrid generated a revenue of over â‚?13m in the 2021-22 season as per the annual report by accountancy firm Deloitte. Their revenue was the second highest in the world only behind Manchester City.

Barcelona

Barcelona FC, with three FIFA Club World Cup titles, five UEFA Champions League trophies, 26 La Liga titles, 31 Copa del Reys and 120m followers on Instagram, are second on our list of best football clubs in the world.

They own one of the biggest stadiums in the world in Camp Nou, which leads to a lot of matchday revenue and also boasts one of the top football academies in the world in La Masia.

A lot of credit goes to Barcelona’s football academy and youth system for shaping Lionel Messi’s career early on.

The club, after reckless spending on transfers as well as player salaries and suffering huge losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, is on a path to recovery and generated a revenue of â‚?38m in the 2021-22 season as per Deloitte.

Manchester City 

The last decade has seen Manchester City emerge from the shadows of their once-dreaded rivals Manchester United. Manchester City is yet to win FIFA Club World Cup or UEFA Champions League but they have won four of the last Premier League five titles. On current form, it won’t be long before City add the missing pieces of silverware to their cabinet. 

Besides its eight league triumphs overall, City has also won six FA Cups and eight League Cups.

The club also made the highest revenue in the world in the 2021-22 season as per Deloitte. Manchester City earned over â‚?31m in the 2021-22 season, leaving behind the likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United.

Liverpool 

With six UEFA Champions League titles and a FIFA Club World Cup title in 2019, Liverpool is the most successful English club on the continental stage. The Reds are also just one league title away from matching Manchester United’s record of 20 top-flight titles. 

The club reaped the rewards of its popularity and was the third highest earning club globally in the 2021-22 season with â‚?00m. It has over 41m followers on Instagram and is looking to redevelop its famous stadium Anfield, which will in turn lead to more matchday revenue for them.

Bayern Munich 

Bayern Munich is the top heavyweight of Germany’s top division having won the Bundesliga a record 32 times and the DFB Pokal a record 20 times. Two club world cup wins and six UEFA Champions League titles further highlight their standing among the traditional European elite. 

They were the sixth-best club globally in terms of generating revenue in 2021-22, pocketing â‚?53m and have over 38m followers on Instagram. They also moved into their stadium the Allianz Arena in 2005 for more matchday revenue and at present boasts some of the best training ground and stadium infrastructure in Germany, if not the world.

Manchester United 

Despite not having many trophies to show in the past decade, Manchester United command one of the most loyal fanbases in the world and remain the most successful club in the English Premier League with 20 titles. 

They won the Club World Cup in 2008 and have three UEFA Champions League trophies in their cabinet. Good matchday revenues made them earn more than the likes of Paris Saint-Germain last season with �88m. They are the most loved and popular Premier League club on Instagram with over 61m followers. 

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 

Paris Saint-Germain is the undisputed kings of French football with 10 Ligue 1 titles. With the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappe, PSG currently has three of the best players in the world at the moment in the team. Besides their league titles, PSG also boasts a record 14 Coupe de France trophies and a record nine Coupe de la Ligues.

They have a following of over 70 million fans on Instagram and were the fifth-highest revenue-generating club in the 2021-22 season with �54m. PSG’s stadium also generates a decent amount of revenue and their price on the share market has rocketed more than any other club on this list over the past couple of decades.

AC Milan 

Italian club AC Milan, with seven UEFA Champions League titles, is second only to Real Madrid when it comes to winning the premier European trophy. They also have 19 Serie A titles under their belt and five Copa Italias as a part of their trophy cabinet. 

Undoubtedly one of the most loved clubs in Italy, they most recently won the Serie A title in the 2021-22 season during which they generated a revenue of over â‚?64m. They have an over 13m-strong fanbase on Instagram and are more beloved than their city rivals Inter Milan.

Juventus 

While fellow Serie A club AC Milan dominated the European competitions, Juventus were busy accumulating trophies in Italy’s top-flight football league. 

The Old Lady has won a record 36 Serie A titles and generated a revenue of over �00m in the 2021-22 season despite not winning the Scudetto. Arguably Italy’s biggest football club, they have a record 14 Coppa Italias, two UEFA Champions League crowns and are nearing 60m followers on Instagram.

Chelsea

Chelsea, who compete in the Premier League, are among the few clubs to win Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League and also the top-flight domestic league. 

They won the Club World Cup recently in 2021 and have two UCL trophies to show apart from six league titles. A few other trophies which they have won include a couple of UEFA Europa League triumphs, eight FA Cup trophies and five League Cups.

Bought for a whopping $5.4bn by an American consortium last summer, Chelsea is followed by over 39m fans on Instagram and generated revenue of over â‚?68m in the 2021-22 season.

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The Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi stats reveal that it has been undoubtedly the biggest rivalry in modern football. Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated world football for more than a decade now.

While Portuguese superstar Ronaldo made his professional debut for Sporting in 2002, Argentine talisman Messi took the world football by storm when he made his senior debut for La Liga giants Barcelona in 2004.

The Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate first became the biggest conundrum in football during the 2007-08 season. Both the football megastars were nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or in 2007. Interestingly, Kaka pipped Ronaldo and Messi to claim the coveted award that year. Meanwhile, Ronaldo finished second with 277 votes while Messi came third with 255 votes.

However, after Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi would go on to dominate the Ballon d'Or in the next 10 years.

Playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo (446 votes) claimed his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 after he edged second-placed Messi (281 votes).

In 2009, former Barcelona forward Messi took his revenge as he bagged his maiden Ballon d'Or by beating Ronaldo with 250 votes. 

Since then, Messi won the Ballon d'Or in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. On the other hand, Ronaldo clinched the Ballon d'Or in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Furthermore, Messi has six European Golden Shoes while Ronaldo has won four of them.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi stats

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi Ballon d'Or 

Player	Won	TotalÂ
Cristiano Ronaldo	2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017	5
Lionel Messi	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021	7

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi European Golden Shoes

Player	Won	TotalÂ
Cristiano Ronaldo	2007-08, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15	4
Lionel Messi	2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19	6

In his illustrious career, Cristiano Ronaldo has represented five clubs namely Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr FC. Ronaldo has netted 706 club goals and provided 225 assists in 954 appearances so far. 

Lionel Messi, on the other hand, spent most of his professional career at Barcelona before moving to Paris Saint-Germain. During his career, Messi has scored 704 club goals in just 860 matches. He has also recorded 333 assists. 

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi goals at club level
Player	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Cristiano Ronaldo	959	710	225
Lionel Messi	866	707	336

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals in the UEFA Champions League. Ronaldo has scored a staggering 140 goals in 183 appearances in Europe’s biggest football competition so far. Along with 140 goals, the former Manchester United footballer has registered 48 assists.

Messi is second on the list with 129 goals in 162 appearances. He has recorded 45 assists in his UCL career.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi goals in UEFA Champions League
Player	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Cristiano Ronaldo	183	140	48
Lionel Messi	162	129	45

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi rivalry was at its peak during their stay in La Liga. Real Madrid’s Ronaldo and their arch-rival FC Barcelona’s Messi competed for club titles and personal awards between 2009 and 2018.

While Messi owns the record for most goals for a single club, having scored an astonishing 474 goals in 520 appearances, Ronaldo also showed his greatness as he scored a staggering 311 goals in 292 appearances for Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi goals in La Liga
Player	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Cristiano Ronaldo	292	311	95
Lionel Messi	520	474	216

Cristiano Ronaldo also holds the record for the most goals in international football. Having represented the Portugal national football team since making debut in 2003, Ronaldo has scored 118 goals in 196 appearances along with providing 43 assists so far.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi is the leading goalscorer in international football from South America. Playing for the Argentina national football team, Messi has scored 98 goals in 172 appearances. He has also recorded 55 assists so far. 

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi goals in international football
Player	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Cristiano Ronaldo	198	122	43
Lionel Messi	174	102	56

Cristiano Ronaldo made his FIFA World Cup debut for Portugal in their 1-0 win over Angola at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany in 2006. During their second group D match, Ronaldo converted a penalty kick to score his first World Cup goal against Iran.

Since then, Ronaldo has appeared in four more FIFA World Cups in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. He has scored eight goals and provided two assists in 22 matches so far.

On the other hand, Lionel Messi became the youngest player to represent Argentina when he came on as a substitute against Serbia and Montenegro during a FIFA World Cup match in 2006. He scored a goal as well as registered an assist in their 6-0 win.

Messi also played a major role for Argentina in four more editions of the FIFA World Cup in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. The Rosario-born footballer has netted 13 goals and recorded eight assists in 26 World Cup appearances so far.

While Messi reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup final before losing 0-1 to Germany, Ronaldo reached the Round of 16 with Portugal in the 2010 and 2018 editions. Messi won the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi goals in FIFA World Cups
Player	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Cristiano Ronaldo	22	8	2
Lionel Messi	26	13	8

Overall, Cristiano Ronaldo has more career goals than Lionel Messi currently. So far, the Portuguese star has bagged nine goals for his current team Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi career goalsÂ
Player	Matches	Goals	Seasons
Cristiano Ronaldo	1,156	830	2002-present
Lionel Messi	1,018	803	2004-present

However, Lionel Messi has won more trophies than Cristiano Ronaldo across various football competitions for club and country. While Messi has claimed 42 trophies in his career, Ronaldo has clinched 34 titles so far.

Messi’s 42 trophies include ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, four UEFA Champions Leagues and the Copa America title. Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s trophy cabinet comprises seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and the UEFA European Championship.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi trophies

Player	TotalÂ
Cristiano Ronaldo	34
Lionel Messi	42

 

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