With the Major League Soccer campaign played across a calendar year and the Saudi Pro League season staged across two separate years, Messi naturally played more matches than Ronaldo in 2025. The Argentine turned out 49 times for the Herons across all competitions, while his adversary racked up just 37 appearances for Al Nassr in total.

Lionel Messi is never far from his next record or landmark, and he enters 2026 on the verge of yet another massive milestone: his 900th goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo heads into action for Al-Nassr looking to add to his league-leading 12 goals. He will captain Al-Nassr on Tuesday against Al-Ettifaq.

Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his determination to score 1,000 goals by the end of his career and the 40-year-old Portugal superstar is in no doubt he’ll get there.

While legendary soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been making a show of himself in Saudi Arabia for a few years now, his latest instance of shamelessness

Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo officially wrapped up their 2025 campaigns with impressive goal-scoring numbers.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr returns to AFC Champions League action. Jorge Jesus confirmed injuries to both center-backs, Mohamed Simakan and Inigo Martinez.

College sports is in an upheaval. Some, like Baylor's Scott Drew, have embraced the new world order and been criticized. Others, like Clemson's Dabo Swinney, have stuck to their old-school ways and seem to be fading away. What matters most moving forward? Winning, as always.

Legendary Cristiano Ronaldo was heavily criticised by football fans after wildly celebrating one of his goals in the Saudi Pro League. Many called him selfish, stating that Ronaldo is only motivated to score 1000 career goals and does not care about his team and teammates.