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Who’s the Soccer GOAT, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? The Debate Is Heated, and Everybody Seems to Have a Strong Opinion

Bleacher Report Created a Grading System for the Two. The Result? A Tie

The WSJ Says Messi Ended the Debate With His WC Victory -- Ronaldo Doesn’t Have a World Cup Win!

Goal.com explains Messi has a higher goal average, but Ronaldo has more goals total

The debate reached academia -- a math professor at Oxford created a “GOAT” index. Ronaldo won

Liverpool Icon Peter Crouch Says Messi Is the GOAT, but Ronaldo Is the Best Goal Scorer Ever

And Legendary Coach Pep Guardiola Hails Messi as the Greatest Player Ever

Some Greats Weigh In: Pelé, Zidane, and Casillas Say Ronaldo. Maradona, Beckham, and Ibrahimović Pick Messi

Star Belgian Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois Says to Quit Comparing the Two! Can’t We Just Enjoy These Two Fantastic Players?

What Do Ronaldo + Messi Think? In an Insta Pic With Tom Brady, Ronaldo Calls Himself the GOAT

Messi doesn’t go that far, he kinda dodges the question -- he says he’s thankful to be considered

And why are only those two in the running? Another piece from Bleacher Report says stars like Pelé should be considered