Who is better? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?  

I wouldn't know much about their actually soccer talent, but, one thing that I do know is that if one of them could be better, it'd be Ronaldo in terms of character.

I mean, I'll grant to him that he has talent and all that, but I think that in the end he forgot where he came from until what he is today. Thankfully he did not forget his family, but, if what he's showing up front to the rest of the world otherwise is his real self, then he could truly take a few lessons in modesty.

for football skill, the both are great. they have speed, accuracy, dribbling etc

but if we are talking about mentality, Messi is better

Lionel messi and christiano ronaldo are the most great football player in the world now, both of them young and talented, but if we look their latest appearance and their club achievements, i think all people agree that lionel messi is better than ronaldo, so messi will get the title as the best football player this year

Lionel Messi ,it is unfortunate that he couldn't get reward for BEING SO TALENTED.

Hi kurtaxl, I say that Lionel Messi currently is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. No doubt both are great players but this year and the year before Messi managed to do everything with his team F.C Barcelona , they won every cup of course with the great help of Lionel which gave the team many points and changed many matches. Cristiano may be better in free kicks and penalties for example but Lionel Messi I feel is a miracle of soccer and I say he is the best in the world now. Thank you for the discussion and have a great day!

From what Im seeing so far Id say hands down Cristiano Ronaldo is better in terms of playing and character.
These men are both very good players but just by seeing a bit more on what they do, I preffer Ronaldo's type of playing more than Messi's. Its all part of the football charm.

I like both Ronaldo and Messi, but I do believe talent wise Ronaldo is the better of the two. His dead ball skills are superb combined with his prowess as a striker as well. He has the capability to play both as a striker as well as in the midfield.The only shortcoming he has is possibly his temperament where Messi is much better, more mature. Ronaldo has a tendency to give in to on field tantrums and arrogance.

I was just thinking about this a minute ago. As a Manchester United fan, I have my biases for Ronaldo. However, I watch quite abit of Barca and I can appreciate Messi's qualities. So I asked myself to choose as who I will build a team around. I would probably choose Ronaldo because I think he's a more all round player and can play many multiple role for the team, as a winger, attacking midfielder or striker. Messi tends to be a very one dimensional player, the best one dimensional player there is, but a team would have to adapt to the way he players, where as Ronaldo may be able to allow a team to play different ways. Therefore, Ronaldo gets my vote, for perceived versatility.