Thread by @Lewandisneyy

Cristiano Ronaldo’s obsession with Messi through the years. (Reupload)

A THREAD

November 2008: "I’m the best player in the world, the second best player in the world and the third best player in the world. There are some more good players in the level behind me like Kaká, Torres and maybe Messi a bit, but I did all it takes to be the best".

July 2009: "I’m happy to be the most expensive player in the world. I worth 96M, others worth 0€, perhaps. The price that was payed for me shows the difference".

April 2010, after losing to Messi in the Bernabeu Clasico: "saying Messi better than me? He is one of the best... this doesn’t end here, we’ll see about that".

February 2011: "I’m not going to answer the question, everyone already knows that I’m better than Messi".

September 2011: "they whistle me because I’m better than their player. They’re envious".

October 2011 (on 'Messi, Messi' whistles to him in stadiums): "those who does this are idiots. Everyone who likes football, likes Cristiano Ronaldo the most".

November 2011: "I wouldn’t swap this Golden Boot with Messi’s award (Ballon D’or) because this one doesn’t depend on other people’s votes".

December 2012: "I should’ve won the last 3 Ballon d’ors, but it doesn’t depend on me".

May 2012: "I’m better than Messi. You can’t just compare a Ferrari with a Porsche".

June 2012, after being whistled & eliminated from Euros 12: "You know where Messi was in those heights in South America last year? Do You know what he did? Do You know or you don’t? He was eliminated in Copa America in his own country. I think that’s worse, don’t you?"

February 2013: "It doesn’t surprise me that Messi didn’t vote for me in the Ballon D’or, we know the reason".

Note: Ronaldo never voted for Messi in 15 years, while Messi did in some years. Irony at it’s best yet again.

August 2014, regarding to winning UEFA’s best player: "If I didn’t win this award it wouldn’t surprise me, because nothing surprises me anymore after what happened with the B’dor in the prior years".

August 2014, after Messi won WC 14 best player: "if I said my opinion about the World Cup golden ball I would be be in prison".

November 2015: "I’m better than Messi. In my mind I’m better than him and will always be".

February 2016, regarding the LaLiga golden boot race: "There is a reason why Messi passed that penalty to Suarez. I know why he did it and I don’t have more to add".

The reality, by the way: Messi’s pass was meant for Neymar, but Suarez reached the ball first.

February 2016: "MSN? I don’t need their little hugs and kisses. I don't have to have dinner with Benzema or invite Bale round to my house. What is important to me is the stats on the pitch. When I won the Champions League in 2008 I didn’t speak with other players beyond 'hello'."

January 2017, during FIFA BEST award ceremony: "I’m sorry for certain Barcelona people not being here, that’s speaks for itself, but I understand that".

Note: FCB had a crucial away game the next day and had no award-winners anyway.
+CR7 boycotted most of the ceremonies he lost

August 2017: Ronaldo mocks Messi’s famous celebration in the prior Clasico, which Messi won with a winning goal in the Bernabeu, while copying it in the first leg of the summer Supercopa game.

December 2018: "Maybe Messi Misses me. I played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, in the national team, while he is still in Spain. Maybe he needs me more. For me, life is a challenge, I like it, and I like to make people happy. I would like him to come to Italy one day.

"Like me, accept the challenge. He might need more. But, if he‘s still there, I respect him. The numbers do the talking and if you check the statistics, you’ll see. I’ve tried to bring success to every club I’ve played in and the national team and I don’t have anything to prove.

I’ve even changed my life and left my comfort zone, accepting this challenge which has gone well. I believed in myself and proved to the people".

June 2012: Marcelo admitted that Messi is better than Ronaldo and is a pleasure to watch, which caused a famous dispute between the two, according to the entire Spanish media.

Ronaldo reacted like this to his best friend only because a quote on Messi...

Guillem Balagué has even gone as far as saying: "Ronaldo didn’t speak with him for a year"

And similar thing reportedly happened when Casillas publicly stated the same in 2011.

Again, a dispute with the captain of his team just because his thoughts on Messi.

As his former teammate Ryan Giggs stated in 2018: "Ronaldo is obsessed with being Messi, there are no two ways about it"

'I did it in England, I did it in Spain, I'm going to do it in Italy. I did it with Portugal.' He thinks that will be his argument 'Am I better than Messi'?"

Angel Di Maria earlier this year: "Ronaldo isn’t as good as Messi, but he’s an animal, he has had that incredible passion to try to compete with Messi, and he managed to win Ballon D’ors in his era, it’s unbelievable merit".

Speaking to L'Equipe, Cristiano’s sister Katia Ronaldo said: "We don't want to talk about Messi inside the house. His name is banned

Cristiano's Mother's reaction when CR junior asks her about Messi. This one's a classic

October 2017: first thing after winning an award and getting close to Messi’s tally, Ronaldo talks about his "rivalry with Messi".

"My rivalry with him is just starting", he says.

September 2019: "I want to have more Ballon D’ors than Messi. I deserve it. Messi is a fantastic guy, but I think I have to have six or seven or eight to be above him". (con)...

...(con) November 2021 : Cristiano Ronaldo has rejected a claim from France Football Editor-in-Chief Pascal Ferre that his biggest ambition is to retire with more Ballon d'Or titles than Messi

"He used my name to promote himself and to promote the publication he works for,"

December 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo replying "facts" in a post where says that the Ballon d'Or award was stolen from Messi. This is so ridiculously unprofessional and childish from him.

SPECIAL MENTIONS: Ronaldo's family and friends on Messi.
[September 2020]

Miguel Paixao, Ronaldo's real life friend on his insta story🗣:

"I am the only one who always had the conviction that the story of Messi leaving Barca was to camouflage the 8-2?!?!"

[2020]

Ronaldo’s sister blames “mafia” for Messi’s well deserved 2018 Ballon D’or

Keep in mind. that season Messi won the European Golden Shoe for the sixth time, 51 goals in in 49 matches, and 19 assists. Contributing to 70 goals in one season.

So disrespectful.

Sometimes, dreams DO NOT come true... 😕

Props to @Messiscored and @cristiano_peak for the analysis. Gone but never forgotten.