Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will engage in a final dance and play against each other once more.
During their separate tenures with Real Madrid and Barcelona, the two legends engaged in years-long on-field competition.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head on the pitch for a final The two celebrities will square off at the February Riyadh Season Cup during their amazing careers, they have also been neck and neck for many records and accolades. It has now been revealed that they will clash in the Middle East once more. In February, Ronaldo’s Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr will play Messi’s Inter Miami of the Major League Soccer. The match is titled “The Last Dance” and will take place as part of the Riyadh Season Cup.If he recovers from his injury, Brazilian sensation Neymar—a former teammate of Messi’s at both Barca and Paris Saint-Germain—may also be on show at the championship game. The tournament, which will take place right before Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing world heavyweight unification bout, also includes his Al-Hilal side. However, the match between 36-year-old Messi of Argentina and 38-year-old Portuguese legend Ronaldo is what has most fans talking after the announcement. One supporter wrote, “Goat vs. goat,” along with a heart emoji.Another response included the sad face emoji and said, “The last dance for real.”Many others regarded it as a “cash cow” and nothing more than “money grabbing,” but many were nonetheless thrilled about the idea. Another football fan remarked, “Old but still gold,” while a third said, “Despite their age, they will make sure it’s a must-see.”Messi signed with David Beckham’s Inter Miami earlier this year after leaving PSG, fresh off of Argentina’s World Cup victory in December. Since then, the forward—who has won the Ballon d’Or an unprecedented eight times—has helped them win the Leagues Cup, which has brought them their first trophy. In January, however, Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr after his dramatic departure from Manchester United.