The Daily Mail published an article comparing Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to see which player is more popular. The voting summary video includes 34 contemporary football stars.
The voting score tilted heavily in favor of Lionel Messi. The Argentine star was chosen by 30 players as more popular than Ronaldo. 
This group of players includes Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Declan Rice, Eden Hazard, Afonso Davies, De Bruyne, Luis Diaz, Leroy Sane, De Jong, De Light, Van Dijk, Gundogan, Di Maria, Manuel Neuer, Andrew Robertson, Kane, Reus, Pulisic, Pique, Stones, Coman, Thiago Silva, Musiala, Ramsdale, Foden, Wirtz, Neymar.
Messi is loved by more stars than Ronaldo.
Meanwhile, 4 people chose to like the Portuguese star more: Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Ruben Neves. The players who chose Ronaldo were and are Ronaldo’s teammates. 
Many players explain choosing Messi because he won the World Cup, while Ronaldo has never reached the top of the world. Van Dijk or Pique do not talk about titles, they simply consider Messi to be the greatest player of all time.
Ronaldo and Messi had a period of more than 10 years competing for collective and individual titles, especially during the period when Ronaldo played for Real Madrid and Messi played for Barcelona.
The duo of players won a total of 13 Golden Balls and won the Champions League 9 times. The question of who is the better player is always a hot topic with fans.
Ronaldo currently plays for Al Nassr Club and scored 29 goals in the Saudi Arabian National Championship this year. He has many chances to win the title of top scorer of the tournament. However, Al Nassr found it difficult to compete for the championship after losing to top team Al Hilal. 
Lionel Messi is playing for Inter Miami. This season, the 36-year-old star scored 6 goals in all competitions. In MLS, Inter Miami is temporarily ranked third. They are 2 points behind the top team New York Red Bulls.
