Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent the last 20 years tearing through defences and rewriting football history. Between them, they’ve scored over 1,500 goals, won dozens of trophies, and faced just about every top player of their era.

Lionel Messi has admitted that he has no friendship with longstanding career adversary Cristiano Ronaldo but has revealed the “respect and admiration” he holds for the Portuguese superstar. Largely considered the runaway candidates for the tag of greatest of all-time,

Argentina legend Lionel Messi openly claimed that Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo is not his friend but they share mutual respect on and off the pitch