Ronaldo is embarrassed because he can't make it into the Top 20 best strikers in the world, Messi doesn't want to be on the same team?

Although he is the number one striker of the year with 44 goals, male player Cristiano Ronaldo ( CR7) could not make it into the Top 20 best strikers in the world voted by 90min.

Ronaldo scored the most goals, but could not enter the Top 20

Up to now, Cristiano Ronaldo is the striker scoring the most goals in 2023 with 44 goals in the club and national team colors. Among these are 3 hat-tricks for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo's achievement is equal to Erling Haaland, the number one scorer in Europe with 44 goals, but has played more matches.

Of the 44 goals that Ronaldo scored in 2023, 35 were scored for Al Nassr (after 41 matches). In addition, he also scored 9 goals after 7 matches for the Portuguese team and contributed greatly to helping the home team soon attend the EURO 2024 finals. That is clearly a very impressive scoring performance. However, in the list of the 25 best strikers in 2023 voted by 90min, Ronaldo is only ranked... 24th, ahead of Evan Ferguson - an 18-year-old player playing for Brighton.

In 90min's list, Ronaldo ranked below many unfamiliar strikers. Such as Elye Wahi (Lens, 23rd place), Santiago Gimenez (Feyenoord, 22nd), Lois Openda (Lens, 19th). He is also not rated as highly as other veterans such as Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad, 4th place), Olivier Giroud (Milan, 12th place). Players who idolize Ronaldo and are currently playing quite poorly, such as Rasmus Hojlund (MU, 21) or Goncalo Ramos (PSG, 17), are also ranked above him.

At the top of 90min's list is Erling Haaland, who just finished second in the race to win the 2023 Golden Ball (after Messi). The remaining faces in the Top 5 are Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Victor Osimhen (Napoli), Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad), and Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).

Messi says he doesn't want to play on the same team?

Messi won his 8th Golden Ball after the awards Gala in Paris last month. Before that, he inspired Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar.

Up to now, Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2nd most Golden Ball winner in history, to be honored 3 times. The last time CR7 received this noble individual title was in 2017.

Even in 2023, Ronaldo is not on the shortlist of 30 nominations. This is the first time since 2003 and shows that Messi and Ronaldo's race of the century may have ended.

Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry became fiercest when the pair fought for individual and team titles while playing for Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, at the time, Messi said he could envision a future where he and the Portuguese superstar would play on the same team.

When asked in 2015 if he would be willing to play on the same team as Ronaldo, Messi said: "Yes, of course. I always like to play with the best, and he is one of them. I think It's difficult for us to play on the same team, but obviously I want to."

"I'm lucky to play and play alongside many good players and obviously I want to do the same with Cristiano Ronaldo."

The prospect of the pair playing for the same team seems unlikely at this point as Ronaldo is currently playing for Al Nassr of the Saudi Pro League and Messi plays for Inter Miami in MLS.

On the other hand, Ronaldo said about Messi: "Messi and I have shared the world football stage for more than 15 years. We are not friends but we always respect each other.

At this point, the competition between me and Messi has ended. We have different plans in Saudi Arabia and America. If you love C. Ronaldo, you don't have to hate Messi. We both changed the history of world football together and are respected together."

Ronaldo began to emerge in 2003 when he moved to Man Utd, and Messi came to light when he joined Barcelona's first team in 2005. However, the race between the two players probably started fiercely in 2006.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are considered the two best players in the world of modern football in the 21st century.

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