The Twitter Thread Explaining Why Messi Is A Better Goalscorer Than Ronaldo Is Causing Huge Arguments

For the next 128,468 years, the debate about whether Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi is the better player will remain. For every person who thinks Ronaldo has the edge, another will say Messi is the superior one. That will never change.

We can, however, compare and analyse stats from their distinguished careers and make a judgement based from facts alone and that's exactly what Twitter user @UtdTJ has done in this thread: Ronaldo being a better goal scorer than Lionel Messi is a myth.

The fan points out that Messi holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season, beating Ronaldo's tally by an impressive 12 goals.

The post also states that Messi holds the record for the most goals scored in a calendar year by a massive 22 goals.

You've got to admit, looking at the following six-tweet thread does make you think twice about who has the edge:

Let's have a full blown debate in the comments section on Facebook - Ronaldo or Messi?

Give your reasons why and let's settle this argument once and for all!

Topics: Football News, Football, Lionel Messi, Twitter, Cristiano Ronaldo

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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