Star Lionel Messi shared about Ronaldo after winning the 8th Golden Ball in his career.
Messi flew back to the US on a special plane after winning the Golden Ball and was welcomed by his teammates like a hero
Rival fans chanted “Messi”, Ronaldo signaled for silence
On October 31, star Lionel Messi surpassed Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to win the 8th Golden Ball of his career. This achievement helps the Argentine striker enter history in terms of the number of titles and far surpasses the 2nd ranked person, Ronaldo (with only 5 titles).
Not long ago, Ronaldo caused controversy when he commented with a smiley face on an article saying that Messi did not deserve to win the Golden Ball. Despite Ronaldo’s somewhat “provocative” action, Messi has completely different thoughts.
Ronaldo commented with a smiley face on the sarcastic post about Messi winning his 8th Golden Ball
In a recent interview with L’Équipe magazine , Messi had respect for CR7. “People still call our rivalry a war. From a sporting perspective, everything is great. We compete with each other because we both like to compete. Ronaldo always wants to win and win everything. This competition has brought us and football lovers a wonderful period. It is not easy to maintain the peak for so many years. What we have done is admirable,” Messi shared . .
Messi used the word great to describe his competition with Ronaldo
Currently, Messi has left Europe to go to America to play football for Inter Miami. This causes Messi’s chances of winning the Golden Ball in the future to be significantly narrowed. However, the 36-year-old superstar does not think much about this.
“A long time ago, I stopped thinking about the Golden Ball title. It has never been a priority for me and has become less important when I have owned every title in my career. I think this is the Ballon d’Or title. The last Golden Ball. I am happy with everything I have achieved and become a player who owns 8 Golden Ball titles ,” Messi added.
Messi said he will enjoy his passion for football during this stage of his career. The Argentine superstar admitted that it will be difficult to participate in the 2026 World Cup. However, Messi will likely join the Argentina team to compete in Copa America next summer.
