Who Is The Next Messi Or Ronaldo?

Who Is The Next Messi Or Ronaldo?

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated world football and odds lines for the best part of the last two decades, as the evergreen Argentine and Portuguese go blow-for-blow in their quest to be remembered as the greatest player that ever lived. However, even for them, father time will eventually come knocking, and betting tipsters will begin to back against them. Waiting in the wings is a new breed of young strikers, who all want to step out of the shadows of the men that went before them. Euro 2020 has been a showcase for such players, who want to deliver results for the fans who backed their odds of winning the Euros, even as Ronaldo once again led the way on the goal-scoring front.

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Here are just some of them.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer.

At the age of 36, Ronaldo is still one of the most prolific scorers on the planet

Kylian Mbappé

At the age of just 22, this French megastar has already achieved something that neither Messi nor Ronaldo have ever managed — winning the World Cup.

He has been terrorizing defenses at Euro 2020 this summer, but he is not from the same mold as the two greats, often turning into more of a provider rather than an out-and-out goal-getter. That could change as he develops his game and makes his expected move to Real Madrid.

Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional footballer.

Messi's dribbling and shooting accuracy will be almost impossible for anyone to surpass

Romelu Lukaku

At 28 years of age, this Belgian powerhouse has been around for a long time but has truly found his place in the footballing world at Inter Milan, who he helped to win the Serie A title last season.

He has transitioned that form over into his national team performances and could be a man whose stats consistently start matching up to those of Messi and Ronaldo.

Erling Haaland

The fact that Haaland's Norwegian national side are not world-beaters actually adds to his value, because clubs don't have to worry about injuries occurring while he's on international duty.

Despite this silver lining, he will no doubt be gutted at having had to spectate Euro 2020 and will be looking for a huge summer move to make up for it. If he is signed by a team with the ability to provide him with multiple chances per game, then Haaland could easily be the next big contender for the Ballon d'Or.

By Lucas

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