Lionel Messi’s father issued a five-word retort directed at Cristiano Ronaldo following a harsh remark made by his sister.

Lionel Messi’s father issued a five-word retort directed at Cristiano Ronaldo following a harsh remark made by his sister.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have exerted a profound influence on the sport of football for more than a decade, and their families have also participated in this intense rivalry. The realm of sports was fortunate to observe two all-time greats competing against one another during the same era.

Between the years 2008 and 2023, the duo secured 13 out of the 15 available Ballon d’Or awards, with Messi attaining eight and Ronaldo obtaining five.Ronaldo is two years senior to Messi, and the Portuguese athlete was the inaugural recipient of the prestigious individual accolade during his tenure with Manchester United in 2008; however, Messi was not far behind in this regard.

Nevertheless, their rivalry became distinctly defined when Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid for a record-breaking fee the subsequent year, positioning him in direct competition with Messi and Barcelona.In December 2020, Elma Aveiro, one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s elder sisters, revelled in Juventus’ 3-0 victory against Lionel Messi’s Barcelona in the Champions League.

Ronaldo successfully converted two penalties, prompting his sister to commemorate the occasion by sharing a digitally altered image depicting Messi bowing to her brother, accompanied by the caption: “My king.” The preeminent individual of all time. Pride of my life.” One year later, Jorge Messi, the father of Lionel Messi, defended his son in response to the criticism surrounding his seventh Ballon d’Or award.

Ronaldo believed that he was more deserving of recognition, whereas numerous others expressed their support for Robert Lewandowski or Karim Benzema. In response, Messi Sr. commented, “Bla bla bla… carry on,” beneath a photograph of his son alongside his most recent accolade.

The extent of the rivalry was so far-reaching that Ronaldo’s other elder sister Katia Aveiro dug out Messi even when her brother was not involved. In

August 2022, following Lionel Messi’s execution of an overhead kick for Paris Saint-Germain, an admirer of Cristiano Ronaldo articulated that the goal was insignificant when juxtaposed with

Ronaldo’s legendary bicycle kick for Real Madrid against Juventus, which occurred four years prior. Katia expressed her approval of the post by liking it and subsequently responded with a sequence of clapping emoticons.

The extent of the rivalry was so far-reaching that Ronaldo’s other elder sister Katia Aveiro dug out Messi even when her brother was not involved. In August 2022, following Lionel

Messi’s execution of an overhead kick for Paris Saint-Germain, an admirer of Cristiano Ronaldo articulated that the goal was insignificant when juxtaposed with Ronaldo’s legendary bicycle kick for Real Madrid against Juventus, which occurred four years prior. Katia expressed her approval of the post by liking it and subsequently responded with a sequence of clapping emoticons.