“Can Ronaldo Please Show Us His World Cup” – Lionel Messi’s 1st Trophy on US Soil 8 Days After CR7’s ‘Friendly’ Trophy Win Leaves Fans in Split

In just over a month since his arrival, Lionel Messi has just lifted his first-ever trophy with Inter Miami. Interestingly, even Cristiano Ronaldo won his first trophy with Al Nassr, a few days ago. Undoubtedly, the ‘GOAT’ debate among both fanbases has started again. While the Argentine soccer legend lifted the Leagues Cup moments ago, its comparison with Ronaldo’s ‘friendly’ trophy seemed slightly strange.

About a week ago, the Portuguese soccer legend lifted the ‘Arab Club Champions Cup’. While the players and fans were ecstatic and celebrating with the trophy, the Minister of Sports unexpectedly called that competition a ‘friendly’ tournament’.

The soccer fanbase indulges in the Lionel Messi v Ronaldo ‘GOAT’ debate again!

The fanbase is still stunned by the level of impact Messi has already had on Beckham‘s soccer club. The club is now on a winning streak and the Argentine World Cup winner has scored in every game since his debut. Expectedly, similar debates that have been going on for decades have begun again.

While both soccer legends are currently playing soccer outside of Europe, here are some of the fan reactions to the ‘GOAT’ discussion.

This will be one point that Messi fans will never stop talking about. The FIFA World Cup!

A fan makes an interesting comparison, the Argentine soccer legend won the ‘Player of the Tournament’ by winning a cup with the MLS’ worst side this season. On the other hand, this fan claims that Al Nassr could have possibly done it without Ronaldo.

With the two soccer legends aging rapidly, times does matter!

It is true that the World Cup winner has managed to raise the performances of everyone in the Inter Miami squad. Another compelling viewpoint for sure.

A huge chunk of the comments sections was filled with general passionate soccer fans too. A fan was thoroughly grateful to witness both soccer legend’s careers. Another fan appreciated how they’ve managed to continue building their fan following for themselves even after playing the sport outside of Europe.

Visibly, Messi fans have flooded the comments sections after he just won his trophy in the US. Also, he won the FIFA World Cup with Argentina, a few months. Undoubtedly, the debate could now slightly tilt towards his side. While the general fanbase was simply happy to witness both soccer legends in their prime, the charm behind Ronaldo’s recent trophy faded a bit after the Sports Minister called it a ‘friendly tournament’. Let’s dive deeper.

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Ronaldo’s cup win was deemed a ‘friendly’ one by a major sports entity!

A little over a week ago, Ronaldo lifted his first trophy with Al Nassr. After the final of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Minister of Sports of Saudi Arabia had a few words to say. Firstly, he thanked Allah for the successful tournament. However, his next few words raised a few eyebrows. He quoted, “Despite it being considered a friendly tournament, there was serious competition in this championship”.

On the contrary, the Portuguese soccer legend had called it an ‘important’ trophy. On social media, he wrote, “Extremely proud to helped the team winning this important trophy for the 1st time!”. Do these comments dampen the achievement of him winning a trophy? Maybe, maybe not. However, the efforts that Ronaldo and Messi have taken to grow soccer in Saudi Arabia and America respectively will never go unnoticed.

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