It can be hard to imagine a time before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Barcelona and Juventus forwards are the two defining figures of football in the 21st Century, and their careers have been intertwined for much of it.
“We have shared the stage 15 years,” Messi said at the 2019-20 Champions League draw.
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“I don’t know if that’s happened before - the same two guys on the same stage all the time."
Who is older out of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Messi and Ronaldo’s rivalry, particularly when they were on opposing sides of the Clasico in Spain, has dominated world and European football for well over a decade, but both are in their 30s and their careers are entering their final years.