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A rundown of Cristiano Ronaldo and his family’s 20 years history of insulting and attacking Messi By LawyerX, compiled on October 5, 2023. 1. November 2008 Ronaldo said in an interview with Brazilian media: “I am the first, second and third best player in the world. But there are other good candidates, like Kaka, Messi and Torres.” Messi did not respond. 2. November 2010 Barcelona beat Almería 8–0, with Messi scoring a hat-trick. Ronald’s response was: “The 8-0 win doesn’t tell me anything. Let’s see if they score eight against us on Monday.” Barcelona then beat Real Madrid 5–0 in El Clásico. Messi did not respond to Ronaldo either before or after the match. 3. February 2011 Ronaldo: “Am I better than Messi, or is Messi better than me? I’m not going to answer… you know very well.” Messi did not respond. 4. September 2011 During Real Madrid’s away Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb, the fans chanted Messi’s name at Ronaldo. After the match, Ronaldo said: “I think that because I am rich, handsome and a great player people are envious of me. I don’t have any other explanation.” 5. October 2011 During Portugal’s away match against Cyprus, audiences chanted Messi’s name at Ronaldo, he said: “The people chanting Messi at me are idiots/abnormal, because anyone who likes football likes watching Cristiano.” 6. December 2011 Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the third consecutive year, while Ronaldo won that year’s European Golden Shoe. Ronaldo said: “This trophy doesn’t depend on anyone’s votes.” Messi did not respond. 7. May 2012 In an interview with CNN, Ronaldo said: “I’m better than Messi. You cannot compare a Ferrari with a Porsche because they have different engines.” Messi did not respond. 8. June 2012 During Portugal’s 3–2 win over Denmark at Euro 2012, Danish supporters chanted Messi’s name at Ronaldo. Ronaldo had missed two major chances during the match. He said: “Do you know where Messi was this time last year? He was getting knocked out of the Copa América in his own country. I think that’s worse, don’t you?” Messi did not respond. 9. December 2012 Messi won his fourth consecutive Ballon d’Or, becoming the first player in history to win the award four times. Ronaldo responded: “My Golden Shoe is worth more than Messi’s Ballon d’Or.” Messi later went on to win six European Golden Shoes, the all-time record. Ronaldo stopped saying gold shoe is better. 10. February 2013 After the Ballon d’Or voting became public, Ronaldo commented on Messi not voting for him: “It doesn’t surprise me that Messi didn’t vote for me. We know why.” Messi did not respond. 11. December 2013 Speaking to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, Ronaldo said: “I think I deserve to win the Ballon d’Or every year. I know that it doesn’t depend on me.” Messi did not respond. 12. August 2014 Argentina reached the 2014 World Cup final, Messi was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. Ronaldo said: “If I say what I think about the World Cup Golden Ball, I’ll go to jail.” Messi did not respond. 13. August 2014 After Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, he was asked whether the result surprised after not winning previous awards: “I wouldn’t have been surprised if I hadn’t won. Nothing surprises me anymore.” 14. December 2017 After winning his fifth Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo said: “I am the best player in history. I don’t see anyone better than me.” 15. January 22, 2018 Real Madrid played Deportivo La Coruña at the Bernabéu. In the players’ tunnel, Ronaldo told a ball boy: “I’m the best player in the world. Messi is the worst.” Messi did not respond. 17. December 2018 Modrić won the Ballon d’Or, The Best FIFA Men’s Player award and the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. Ronaldo’s sisters made posts mocking Modrić and saying that he had stolen three major individual honors from Ronaldo. Messi was not attacked by Ronaldo’s family that month.