I don't like fanboy battles, but the very existence of the Ronaldo-Messi dispute always surprises me. Messi is not known to anyone outside of Barcelona (without Xavi and Iniesta, to put it bluntly) while Ronaldo has succeeded everywhere. I dont know the history (the real story with the naughty Blatter and other actors) of this phenomenon, but Messis PR has been at a deafening level since his very appearance in football, and many succumbed to it.
The debate over who is the best between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will never end, both fans will definitely say their idol is better than any player. Let's just let this kind of debate continue because there won't be a point where both fans admit to each other that these two players are 2 GOATs that can't be compared. Messi and Ronaldo are 2 phenomenal players who have been able to survive in 1 decade.