How do Messi's numbers compare to his great rival at the same age?

Just imagine Lionel Messi vs. Ronaldo Cristiano, one more time. We can dream, can't we? The likelihood of that happening probably is a longshot. A few dominos would need to fall the right way to ...

or Mbappé and Lamine Yamal particularly in the context of Barcelona vs. Real Madrid, those who step up have big shoes to fill. Both Messi and Ronaldo inspired generations to come and, as the ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated football for two decades. Cristiano Ronaldo scored over 900 goals in his career. Lionel Messi has over 850 goals and more than 380 assists. Messi has ...

© Abdullah Ahmed & Leonardo Fernandez/Getty ImagesCristiano Ronaldo (L) of Al Nassr and Lionel Messi (R) of Inter Miami. “Messi was able to refuse such a huge ...

He also leads the scoring chart with 21 goals in the Saudi Pro League. For the 15th time in his career, Ronaldo scored 20+ goals in a league season. After only 29 matches, Messi already surpassed ...

He also leads the scoring chart with 21 goals in the Saudi Pro League. For the 15th time in his career, Ronaldo scored 20+ goals in a league season. After only 29 matches, Messi already surpassed ...

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring for Bayern Munich against FC Augsburg. Photo by F. Noever/FC Bayern via Getty Images It was another exciting weekend of football in Europe with top teams ...

ESPN's By The Numbers brings you the best of stats ... Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored for their respective teams over the weekend. 5 and 21 Ronaldo registered his 5th multigoal game of the season ...