Ronaldo vs Messi

ill be the first to admit that im not a fan of ronaldo, and that i think messi is a better player.
that is not because i think ronaldo isnt a great player, it has a little more to do with the fact that i just cant stand ronaldo's attitude.
on top of that ronaldo has played in 2 of the teams that i detest in Man Utd & RM.

this though is not going to be a ronaldo bashing post, but an opportunity that im going to take to smell the roses. for, in ronaldo and messi, we are seeing to players that are head and shoulders above their peers, and who knows if in my lifetime i am going to ever witness two such great players that polarise opinions. yet no matter what side of the fence you stand, it is clear to see these two players are not only the best in the world but could well go on to be the best ever.

Ronaldo
i still remember ronaldo making his début for Utd as an 18 year old, and just the amount of confidence he had to take on players, try tricks and take shots.

his first ever goal for the Utd, a freekick, came against Portsmouth in 2004. i still remember the commentator's statement, in which he was saying the freekick was beckham esque and that if the backroom staff's comments were anything to go by, he would have a beckham esque career... what an understatement that was...

where ronaldo really excels, is in his sheer athleticism and power. with a wicked shot on him, if he gets anywhere near the 18 yard box left foot or right, he is shooting and you can almost be certain it is going to be a goal and if the keeper is unfortunate enough to be in the trajectory of a ronaldo rocket, he is going in the net with the ball.
ronaldo has left goalscoring record after goalscoring record in his wake, and at only 25, it is scary to think he could possibly get even better.

Messi
messi had a tough development as child, with no clubs wanting to take a chance on him because he was too short, and the treatment he needed being to expensive to justify for a player so young. only predicted to only grow to height of 4'9, in stepped fc barcelona to provide funding for his $900 a month treatment. what a great decision that turned out to be.

platini was incredibly creative and able to conjure things out nothing, ryan giggs could take players on and leave them in his dust, shevshenko was a natural born goal scorer who would bag you goal after goal.
what sets messi apart from other players is his ability to switch between these attributes with relative ease, which not only makes him an incredible player but also near impossible to mark because of his unpredictability.

so who is better??
WHO CARES!!!!

lets just enjoy the fact that we have the opportunity with modern media, such as on-line streaming and youtube, to watch two of the greatest footballers to ever grace the pitch week in week out.

fw

football Football FOOTBALL!!!!

how can one sport bring so much joy??
ill tell you how... cause there is only one sport in the world that it dosnt matter how tall or short you are... how rich or poor you are... or what race or creed you are that brings all people of all walks of life together.

here's a bit of trivia for you... what was osama bin ladin doing as/before his chateau was invaded??
you guessed it... watching football.

you probebly didnt know, but public enemy number one of the world was a mad Arsenal FC fan, which is ironic seeing as the detest osama had towards the west.

could you just imagine the bloodshed that could have been saved if the galaxy of spearheads in congress had, instead of spending billions on the search for mr osama, had just requested the arsenal squad make a plee video to osama requesting him to stop the carnage...
if only...

non the less this is just an example of the pulling power of football.

so my dear friends, during this 'off-season' (hardly an off-season with U17WC, U20WC, U21 EUROs, Womens WC, Gold Cup and Copa America going on) lets take a second to reflect on joy this great sport has brought to many lives, and the upliftment it shall provide in the future.

fw