For the ranking of world football superstars, people in the industry generally agree with the following factors: team honor, personal honor and data, contribution to football development, personal technology, industry reputation, word of mouth and so on.
Personal honor comparison: 6 Golden Globe Awards Messi, 5 C Ronaldo; World Cup Golden Ball Messi 1, C Ronaldo 0; Messi, the best player in Europe, twice and Cristiano Ronaldo three times; European Golden Boot Messi 6 times, Cristiano Ronaldo 4 times; Messi won the Champions League Golden Boot 6 times and Cristiano Ronaldo 7 times. Messi's performance is higher than Ronaldo's. Messi played 856 times in his career, scored 697 goals and assisted 289 times, becoming the king of assists in football history. C Ronaldo made 1002 appearances, scored 725 goals and assisted 249 times. He is the active shooter king. Messi has a slight advantage in the total number of people, but C Ronaldo has a better gold content in the Champions League. However, considering that Messi plays 150 fewer games than C Ronaldo, it shows that he is more efficient, so his personal data is slightly better.
Team honor comparison: Messi (1 Olympic champion, 1 World Youth Championship champion, 4 Champions League champions,); C Ronaldo (1 European Cup Champions League, 1 Champions League, 5 Champions League champions); Messi has only won the La Liga title, and Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A titles, so Ronaldo's team and collective honor are higher than Messi's. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have done their best in the club, and the honor is equal. It's a pity that they didn't win the World Cup, which may affect their position in football.
In Europe, fans like to watch personal heroism, and personal honor is almost their biography. Messi has been playing in La Liga and has never been out of other teams. C Ronaldo has achieved success in Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, and won the league championship. Personally, I think Ronaldo is better, but in any case, the world football can't avoid these two people. They are neck and neck, and mutual appreciation is an unavoidable topic in today's football.