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Cristiano Ronaldo has declared an end to his rivalry with Lionel Messi<\/p>\n

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Cristiano Ronaldo has declared his rivalry with Lionel Messi \u201cis over\u201d.<\/p>\n

Messi and Ronaldo won 12 Ballons d\u2019Or between them during a 13-year streak between 2008 and 2021 \u2013 broken only by Luka Modric in 2018 and the absence of an award in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. The pair repeatedly locked horns in classic meetings between Barcelona and Real Madrid in a golden age of Spanish football, as they vied for the title of being the best player in the world.<\/p>\n

Messi, 36, is set to win a record eighth Ballon d\u2019Or at next month\u2019s award ceremony in Paris after leading Argentina to the World Cup in Qatar, while the 38-year-old Ronaldo was left off the shortlist for the first time in over a decade. <\/p>\n

That is likely to provide fuel for Messi\u2019s supporters who say he is the greatest player of their generation, and perhaps of all time, and stoke the embers of their rivalry, but Ronaldo says there is no need for fans to \u201chate\u201d either player.<\/p>\n

\u201cHatred? I don\u2019t see things like that, the rivalry is over,\u201d he said, speaking ahead of Portugal\u2019s Euro 2024 qualifier with Slovakia on Friday. \u201cIt was good, spectators liked it. Those who like Cristiano Ronaldo don\u2019t have to hate Messi and vice versa.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ronaldo joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr in January and helped them to finish second in the table last season. He has scored 26 goals in 30 games so far for the club, clocking up his 850th career goal in the process.<\/p>\n

Messi meanwhile has been equally influential in his early Inter Miami career, scoring 11 goals in 11 games and steering them to the Leagues Cup trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done well, we have changed the history of football,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cWe are respected all over the world, that\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s followed his path and I have followed mine, regardless of playing outside of Europe. From what I\u2019ve seen, he\u2019s been doing well and so have I. The legacy lives on, but I don\u2019t see the rivalry like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shared the stage many times, it was 15 years. I\u2019m not saying we\u2019re friends, I\u2019ve never had dinner with him, but we\u2019re professional colleagues and we respect each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Portugal, who are currently top of qualifying Group J, play second-placed Slovakia in Bratislava before hosting third-place Luxembourg in Faro on Monday. <\/p>\n

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