The man is going to retire and there will be a significant drop in attention, interest, engagement and support. A once in a lifetime athlete. Sometimes you gotta appreciate something while you still have it. There just won’t be another person on this team that the people and the media can engagement farm anymore. Furthermore, when THAT rivalry ends, football will take an enormous knock. Hate him or love him (Even though most of you just choose to hate for the sake of it) you have to acknowledge that Cristiano Ronaldo gave us real moments, moments we just couldn’t do without. A man you can only trash online and boo in the stadium, but would not have the same energy if he sat next to you in a plane. That’s where you really see how you feel about someone. Enjoy one of the goats while they’re still here. It’s almost over.
🇲🇽🗣 Javier Hernández Chicarito:
"My mother-in-law once asked me, 'Who is better, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?'
And I replied, 'What is it that you admire most?'
Messi is the embodiment of pure talent.
Watching him play feels effortless, as if the laws of physics don't apply to him.
He makes the impossible look easy.
Teams build their entire system around him.
And that makes sense because he possesses a level of talent the game has never seen before.
Messi represents the dream of being born with an extraordinary gift.
Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, represents a different story.
The story of someone who built himself.
Someone who turned discipline into his greatest talent.
Someone who changed countries, leagues, languages and playing styles, yet remained among the elite.
While Messi makes football look instinctive, Cristiano looks like someone who has practised every movement thousands of times.
While one radiates calm, the other radiates relentless hunger.
While one lets the game come to him, the other goes out and conquers it from the very first minute.
That's why millions of us identify with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Because many of us weren't born as the best.
We had to work twice as hard to achieve our dreams.
Cristiano Ronaldo represents the person who swims against the current.
The one who faces criticism.
The one whose achievements are often normalised or diminished, yet keeps moving forward.
That's why I've always said that Messi is Superman and Cristiano Ronaldo is Batman.
Superman was born with powers.
Batman wasn't.
Batman built himself through discipline, courage and determination until he became extraordinary.
And I think that's the real discussion.
Not who is better, but which story inspires you more.
Both deserve admiration.
Both inspire millions.
The story of someone born with an extraordinary gift, or the story of someone who proved that discipline can change your destiny.
Because in the end, we admire Messi for what he is, a player who seems to come from another planet.
But many of us admire Cristiano Ronaldo because he is a symbol of determination, someone who makes us look in the mirror and believe we're capable of breaking through any limit."