Lionel Messi has won the late career rivalry against Cristiano Ronaldo, who hoped to avoid falling further behind as the two drifted toward the end of their time playing football. Messi’s first accomplishment this season was Inter Miami winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield, to compliment his victory in the previous year’s 2023 Leagues Cup. As of now, Ronaldo’s sole triumph with Al-Nassr remains the Arab Club Championship.
Messi’s Rise in Miami
Their departures for less competitive leagues in the US with Inter Miami and Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr, respectively given time the number of titles hoisted by each superstar could become a talking point just as trophies as their careers hit the twilight stages years down the line.
Belongs to Messi, who earned the Leagues Cup last week with Inter Miami beating Mexican and American clubs only to win the MLS Supporters’ Shield this weekend. This award is given to the team with the best record in the MLS regular season and is internationally accepted.
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Granted, the MLS Supporters’ Shield is no 45-time career title-holder like Messi, but it’s something. The Shield is additionally massively critical for Messi and Inter Miami as well because it will offer them home-field advantage all through the MLS playoffs too, which means they could snatch the most desired trophy in U.S. soccer – the MLS Cup.
Recently his victories became more successful than Ronaldo’s, by taking into account their games in Inter Miami and Al-Nassr. The success is so consistent that he has now moved into pole position, with Ronaldo left trying to add further titles and get back on the front foot.
Ronaldo’s Title with Al-Nassr
In the 2023–24 season, Cristiano Ronaldo was the first who made it winning a title with his new club in Saudi Arabia, the Arab Club Championship on 13 August 2023. Ronaldo netted twice in an impressive 2-1 win over Al-Hilal.
After the win, Ronaldo took to social media and wrote: “Very proud to have contributed strongly in this first title for Juventus – Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) 16 January 2019 Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this triumph from inside the team and also thank you to my family and friends for always standing by me.
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The trophy’s official status was initially under some controversy, due to it not being a FIFA-organised competition. FIFA concluded months later that it was still an official championship game when noting Ronaldo, who received his 35th career title.
But this victory for Ronaldo was short-lived, thanks to the unbroken stream of achievement Messi followed with pretty quickly.
Leagues Cup Title For Inter Miami
Messi made history on August 19, 2023, by guiding Inter Miami to their first-ever Leagues Cup victory. Following a 1-1 draw, Miami edged past Nashville 10-9 on penalties. Messi was a key player in the triumph, as he scored his penalty in the shootout along with goalkeeper Drake Callender, who saved one of the penalties that delivered victory.
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Following the win, Messi celebrated on social media, posting: “Champions!!!” Winning the first title in the history of this old club must be very important. All those working and vested made it happen. Hopefully, this is just the start. This was Messi’s 46th career title, which technically put him level with Ronaldo heading into this season.
MLS Supporters’ Shield: 2020 Messicans Leader: Messi
Before this season, Messi and Ronaldo were level on the amount of league championships they had won. But Messi’s recent success in the MLS Supporters’ Shield has turned the claiming of that crown back in his favor.
A 2-3 win at the Columbus Crew earned Inter Miami their dot over the league on I night during which Chris Wondolowski broke Landon Donovan’s MLS kamikaze scoring memorial amidst a 4-22 knows doom and Nina Morrow made her sapped Valery Freechick main quad goal.
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Messi himself also spoke with the press post-win: ‘I’m very happy, happy for this group. The personnel have always been there, we had the lineup to battle for this and went into it from the word go. Happy to get the first one.
But with Messi now preparing for the MLS playoffs, where he can win the MLS Cup, we are still left to ask: Can Ronaldo catch up?
The Battle Continues
Messi vs. Ronaldo is going to prolong for a long time. Messi currently leads in titles during their time at Inter Miami and Al-Nassr, so will Ronaldo add to his collection today? We will see the battle for supremacy between these two players take place once more, in what is another highlight moment as both are becoming older.
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