Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have missed out on top spot for this year’s Guardian best 100 male footballers list. Neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo have had the best of seasons. The era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo beginning to end? Lionel Messi won the 2021 Ballon d'Or, his seventh, beating Robert Lewandowski to the prize. Hence, more Ballon d'Ors for either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo seem unlikely.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2021 19:47 UTC