How tall is Lionel Messi from Barcelona? The Argentinian is 1,69m 5'7'' , 17cm less than Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldinho , currently playing in Fluminense, in Brazil, is 1,82m, which still puts him behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the height parameter.
He continued to play a similar role in his second season with the club under manager Maurizio Sarri. Both players have scored in at least two UEFA Champions League finals and have regularly broken the goal barrier in a single season.
Sports journalists and pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to argue who they believe is the best player in modern football.
In a debate at Oxford Union in October , when asked whether FIFA president Sepp Blatter preferred Messi or Ronaldo, Blatter paid tribute to the work ethic of the Argentine before taking a swipe at Ronaldo, claiming "one of them has more expenses for the hairdresser than the other". Real Madrid demanded — and promptly received — a full apology, and the Portuguese issued his own riposte with a mock-salute celebration after scoring a penalty against Sevilla, after Blatter had described him as a "commander" on the pitch.
We haven't had dinner together yet, but I hope in the future. I pushed him and he pushed me as well. So it's good to be part of the history of football. Ronaldo found greater team success in the league, as he helped Real Madrid win their first La Liga title in four years, with a record points.
On 21 April Ronaldo scored the winner in a 2—1 victory over Barcelona at the Camp Nou, which saw him mocking the hostile crowd with a "calm down" gesture during his goal celebration — a celebration he would repeat against Barca four years later.
His final league goal of the campaign, against Mallorca, took his total to 46 goals, four short of the new record set by Messi, and earned him the distinction of being the first player to score against all 19 opposition teams in a single season in La Liga. With a goal in each leg by the Portuguese, Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup on away goals following a 4—4 aggregate draw against Barcelona.
Although Ronaldo publicly commented that he was unhappy with a "professional issue" within the club, prompted by his refusal to celebrate his th goal for Madrid, his goalscoring rate did not suffer. Following the —13 winter break, Ronaldo captained Real Madrid for the first time in an official match, scoring a brace to lift man Madrid to a 4—3 victory over Real Sociedad on 6 January.
Three days prior, he had scored his th club goal as part of a perfect hat-trick against Getafe. In the first knockout round of the Champions League, Ronaldo faced his former club Manchester United for the first time. He did not celebrate scoring against his former club as a mark of respect.
After scoring three goals against Galatasaray in the quarters, he scored Madrid's only goal in the 4—1 away defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals, but failed to increase his side's 2—0 victory in the second leg, as they were eliminated at the semi-final stage for the third consecutive year. Ronaldo scored seven goals in the qualification for Euro , including two strikes against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the play-offs, to send Portugal into the tournament, where they were drawn in a "group of death".
In the last group stage game against the Netherlands, Ronaldo scored twice to secure a 2—1 victory. He scored a header in the quarter-final against the Czech Republic to give his team a 1—0 win. In both games against the Netherlands and the Czech Republic he was named man of the match. After the semi-finals against Spain ended scoreless, with Ronaldo having sent three shots over the bar, Portugal were eliminated in the penalty shootout.
Ronaldo did not take a penalty as he had been slated to take the unused fifth slot, a decision that drew criticism. As the joint top scorer with three goals, alongside five other players, he was again included in the team of the tournament. During the qualification for the World Cup, Ronaldo scored a total of eight goals. A qualifying match on 17 October , a 1—1 draw against Northern Ireland, earned him his th cap.
His first international hat-trick also came against Northern Ireland, when he found the net three times in a minute spell of a 4—2 qualifying victory on 6 September His hat-trick in the second leg took his international tally to 47 goals, equaling Pauleta's record. Ronaldo subsequently scored twice in a 5—1 friendly win over Cameroon on 5 March to become his country's all-time top scorer.
In a interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry, saying "I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high", while Ronaldo's manager during his time at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson, opined that "I don't think the rivalry against each other bothers them.
I think they have their own personal pride in terms of wanting to be the best". Messi himself denied any rivalry, saying that it was "only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano".
Responding to the claims that he and Messi do not get on well on a personal level, Ronaldo commented, "We don't have a relationship outside the world of football, just as we don't with a lot of other players", before adding that in years to come he hopes they can laugh about it together, stating; "We have to look on this rivalry with a positive spirit, because it's a good thing.
As his reputation grew from his time at Manchester United, Ronaldo has signed many sponsorship deals for consumer products, including sportswear, football boots since November Ronaldo has worn the Nike Mercurial Vapor personalized CR7 edition , soft drinks, clothing, automotive lubricants, financial services, electronics, and computer video games. He was also the face of Pro Evolution Soccer, appearing on the cover in , , and In , Ronaldo and his agent paid for specialist treatment for a nine-year-old Canarian boy with apparently terminal cancer.
In December , Ronaldo joined FIFA's "11 for Health" programme to raise awareness amongst kids of how to steer clear of conditions including drug addiction, HIV, malaria and obesity. In January , Ronaldo became Save the Children's new Global Artist Ambassador, in which he hopes to help fight child hunger and obesity. In March, Ronaldo agreed to be the ambassador for The Mangrove Care Forum in Indonesia, an organisation aiming to raise awareness of mangrove conservation.
Although he failed to find the net during Madrid's eventual elimination in the Champions League semi-finals, he equalised from the penalty spot in the return league game and scored the match-winning goal in the rd minute of the Copa del Rey final, winning his first trophy in Spain.
In addition to the Pichichi Trophy, Ronaldo consequently won the European Golden Shoe for a second time, becoming the first player to win the award in two different leagues. During the following campaign, the —12 season, Ronaldo surpassed his previous goalscoring feats to achieve a new personal best of 60 goals across all competitions.
Despite two goals from Ronaldo, Madrid were subsequently defeated by Barcelona, 4—3, on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. He again scored twice, including a penalty, in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich, resulting in a 3—3 draw, but his penalty kick in the shootout was saved by Manuel Neuer, leading to Madrid's elimination.
His subsequent return to his Ballon d'Or-winning form was epitomised when, for the first time in his career, he scored four goals in a single match during a 6—1 rout against Racing Santander on 23 October. His haul concluded a goalscoring run of six consecutive matches three in La Liga, one in the Champions League, and two for Portugal totalling 11 goals, the most he had scored in a single month. The latter earnings saw him listed behind only Mayweather on the magazine's list of The World's Highest-Paid Athletes.
Ronaldo is one of the world's most marketable athletes: SportsPro rated him the fifth most marketable athlete in and eighth most marketable athlete in , with Brazilian footballer Neymar topping both lists. Sports market research company Repucom named Ronaldo the most marketable and most recognised football player in the world in May He was additionally named in the Time , Time' s annual list of the most influential people in the world.
ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete in , , , and Another waxwork of him was presented at the Madrid Wax Museum in December Ronaldo has four children. He first became a father to a son, Cristiano Jr. He stated that he has full custody of the child and would not be publicly revealing the identity of the mother as per agreement with her. In January , Ronaldo announced his five-year relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk had ended.
United advanced to the final in Rome, where he made little impact in United's 2—0 defeat to Barcelona. Ronaldo ended his time in England with nine trophies, as United claimed their third successive Premier League title and a Football League Cup.
He finished the campaign with 26 goals in all competitions, 16 goals fewer than the previous season, in four more appearances. His final ever goal for Manchester United came on 10 May with a free kick in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. He scored in each of his first four league fixtures with the club, the first Madrid player to do so.
His strong start to the season, however, was interrupted when he suffered an ankle injury in October while on international duty, which kept him sidelined for seven weeks. He finished the campaign with 33 goals in all competitions, including a hat-trick in a 4—1 win against Mallorca on 5 May , his first in the Spanish competition. His first season at Real Madrid ended trophyless. Ronaldo scored his first and only hat-trick for Manchester United in a 6—0 win against Newcastle United on 12 January , bringing United up to the top of the Premier League table.
A month later, on 19 March, he captained United for the first time in a home win over Bolton, and scored both goals of the match. His second goal was his 33rd of the campaign, which bettered George Best's total of 32 goals in the —68 season, thus setting the club's new single-season record by a midfielder.
His 31 league goals earned him the Premier League Golden Boot, as well as the European Golden Shoe, which made him the first winger to win the latter award. Ahead of the —09 season, on 7 July, Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery, which kept him out of action for 10 weeks.
Following his return, he scored his th goal in all competitions for United with the first of two free kicks in a 5—0 win against Stoke City on 15 November, which meant he had now scored against all 19 opposition teams in the Premier League at the time. After Portugal's unsuccessful performance in the European Championship, Luiz Felipe Scolari was replaced as coach by Carlos Queiroz, formerly the assistant manager at United. Queiroz made Ronaldo the squad's permanent captain in July Ronaldo failed to score a single goal in the qualification for the World Cup, as Portugal narrowly avoided a premature elimination from the tournament with a play-off victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
His only goal of the tournament came in their 7—0 rout of North Korea, which marked his first international goal in 16 months. Portugal's World Cup ended with a 1—0 loss against eventual champions Spain in the round of Demand for a replica Ronaldo jersey has been high throughout his career.
In , Ronaldo's number 7 Manchester United jersey was the best-selling sports product under the auspices of the Premier League. In , Ronaldo's number 7 Real Madrid jersey was the second best-selling jersey worldwide, after Messi's number 10 Barcelona jersey.
At the quarter-final stage of the —07 UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo scored his first-ever goals in his 30th match in the competition, finding the net twice in a 7—1 victory over Roma. He subsequently scored four minutes into the first semi-final leg against Milan, which ended in a 3—2 win, but was marked out of the second leg as United lost 3—0 at the San Siro. He also helped United reach the FA Cup final, but the decisive match against Chelsea ended in a 1—0 defeat. Ronaldo scored the only goal in the Manchester derby on 5 May his 50th goal for the club , as Manchester United claimed their first Premier League title in four years.
As a result of his performances, he amassed a host of personal awards for the season. Ronaldo scored a total of 42 goals in all competitions during the —08 season, his most prolific campaign during his time in England. He missed three matches after headbutting a Portsmouth player at the start of the season, an experience he said taught him not to let opponents provoke him.
As rumours circulated of Ronaldo's interest in moving to Real Madrid, United filed a tampering complaint with governing body FIFA over Madrid's alleged pursuit of their player, but they declined to take action. FIFA president Sepp Blatter asserted that the player should be allowed to leave his club, describing the situation as "modern slavery".
Despite Ronaldo publicly agreeing with Blatter, he remained at United for another year. One day after his 22nd birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly game against Brazil on 6 February , as requested by Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos Silva, who had died two days earlier. Ahead of Euro , he was given the number 7 shirt for the first time. While he scored eight goals in the qualification, the second-highest tally, he scored just one goal in the tournament, netting the second goal of their 3—1 win in the group stage match against the Czech Republic; in the same game, he also set-up Portugal's third goal in injury time, which was scored by Quaresma, and was named man of the match for his performance.
Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals with a 3—2 loss against eventual finalists Germany. Although his World Cup altercation with Rooney resulted in Ronaldo being booed throughout the —07 season, it proved to be his breakout year, as he broke the goal barrier for the first time and won his first Premier League title.
He scored three consecutive braces at the end of December, against Aston Villa a victory that put United on top of the league , Wigan Athletic and Reading. Ronaldo was named the Premier League Player of the Month in November and December, becoming only the third player to receive consecutive honours. During the tournament, he scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick in Portugal's second match of the group stage.
Although the referee later clarified that the red card was only due to Rooney's infraction, the English media speculated that Ronaldo had influenced his decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at Portugal's bench following Rooney's dismissal.
Ronaldo went on to score the vital winning penalty during the penalty shoot out which sent Portugal into the semi-finals.
Ronaldo was subsequently booed during their 1—0 semi-final defeat to France. Following the World Cup, Ronaldo would go on to represent Portugal in four qualifying games for Euro , scoring two goals in the process. Ronaldo opened his first fashion boutique under the name CR7 his initials and shirt number on the island of Madeira, Portugal, in Ronaldo expanded his business with a second clothes boutique in Lisbon in He later expanded his CR7 fashion brand by launching a line of premium shirts and shoes by July At the start of , Ronaldo played two of his best matches of the —05 season, producing a goal and an assist against Aston Villa and scoring twice against rivals Arsenal.
He played the full minutes of the decisive match against Arsenal in the FA Cup final, which ended in a goalless draw, and scored his attempt in the lost penalty shootout. He scored Manchester United's th Premier League goal on 29 October, their only strike in a 4—1 loss to Middlesbrough. Midway through the season, in November, he signed a new contract which extended his previous deal by two years to Ronaldo won his second trophy in English football, the Football League Cup, after scoring the third goal in United's 4—0 final victory over Wigan Athletic.
Ronaldo has said that he does not drink alcohol, and he received libel damages over a Daily Telegraph article that reported him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from an injury in July His mother, Dolores, was diagnosed with breast cancer in but eventually recovered. Ronaldo and another man were investigated by the British Crown Prosecution Service after a rape allegation was brought forward by two women. Within days, the two women withdrew their allegation and Scotland Yard later issued a statement declaring there was not enough evidence for a prosecution.
We can all achieve just as much as Cristiano simply by caring and looking after others and by looking to be healthy ourselves and we can achieve these things by showing all the qualities he possesses when we are looking to achieve these great things.
Only Agua! One of the worst things you can have for creating hunger by elevated blood sugar levels! A solid 6 ft 1, and an exercise regime and life which is exemplary to all, he deserves every bit of his success as he works much harder than most.
He's like the Arnie of the football world in terms of mindset. Still probably another couple of years at the top level in him. Is it the one in the morning, lunch, or evening? I am not so good at telling this but I think it can affect perception of height. What inseam would you guess he wears? And he looks a solid 6'1. I think he does measure cm in the morning as listed by Real and Juve.
And even his laser scan at cm didn't do justice as it was measured after he's been active and done numerous obstacles. I strongly believe, Ronaldo would measure cm mid-day barefoot with moderate movement not intense exercise. Ronaldo gets a cm from me. This listing is generous if you ask me, he was measured at I dont get that impression at all. Cristiano solid 6ft1. Also he was listed profiles, «panini» stickers cms at y. Can't tell if he did lose a few mm by his wide stance.
He no more than 6'0. Y'all stop all these cm jokes. He has a CR7 cm. Ronaldo looks cm. Shouldn't he be standing cm in that scenario?
Those measurements were taken in the morning so he's definitely a weak 6'1 guy before bed. He'd likely still be above cm at a low i. The Ronaldo Casemiro is cm range, for real. Even his hair makes him look taller and even still looks shorter than I always thought he looked cm. Also Haaland and his idol Zlatan could be really, really similar in height.
Would be nice to see them face each other in football. Ronaldo's pushing votes with an average of just over 6ft1 Editor Rob. It's interesting for visitors to see that option. If I think another figure might be closer I do consider it and change listings. I am aware of many names people generally think could be a fraction higher or lower than the current figure. If you were going with ranges, then I would agree Ronaldo has a greater chance of 6ft 1 to 1. I wouldn't go as high as cm because Kaka listed ,1 cm is visibly taller then him I see 1 cm between them.
Many people estimate him taller because he is fit and lean with a small head which can create an illusion of being taller than he actually is. Most of his medical reports put him in the cm range because he was measured on different ocassions from ,9 cm up to ,8 cm - also, note that medical reports and measurements are taken in the morning, usually hours after waking up! I believe Ronaldo is a strong cm guy and the 6'1" ,4 cm listing is spot on. I also wonder if Pique busted a gut.
I could see Ronaldo as a guy that measures maybe low to mid out of bed. Mid range out of bed and To my knowledge its the only time hes claimed a height. He is somewhat shorter than rio, thierry slightly taller than cristiano and ruud van nistelrooy, so i would assume 6ft 2 is out of the question. Anywhere between But ur somewhat right though, for those saying he can't hit that mark, how did he hit even though that wasn't even out of bed? That was like hours after waking up so right after waking up with busting your guts fully air inside, he could hit that mark.
Strong cm out of bed with normally measured yeah. Google claims he is 1. He looks 6 ft 2 next to Ronaldo and 6 ft 4 next to Will Smith. For example, I am ,3 cm out of bed and ,2 cm before bed. My extreme low height - ,0 cm. I think Cristiano extreme low height - ,0 cm, but no less. I am almost have the same height like him. What do you think I have a chance? I think he often falls to his extreme low after soccer game at cm. I think on a normal day without too much sports he will be easily His cm listing means he maybe listed In reality he is nothing over cm.
I remember my 36th - it snowed! He was with me. Bale was definitely above 1. Practically no one measures their height out of bed so that's out, and very few people will measure their height at their absolute low either say after being on feet for 15 hrs.
So I think recording your height at around lunchtime, maybe having been up for hrs and done some moderate exercise, gone to shop etc is fair. What you measure then is probably 1cm higher than your absolute low range and maybe 1 or 2cm lower than your out of bed height.
Seems fair to class you as that height imo. I think at that point a guy like Ronaldo would measure roughly cm.
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