According to the British "Sun" report, England celebrity Lineker on a program, believes that a player is not the real king of the ball, needs to meet three important criteria, including the World Cup champion, influence and character, he said that from these three points, Messi has all of them, but Ronaldo is completely failed, of course, his point of view has also caused controversy among some fans, especially Ronaldo fans.
The World Cup championship is indeed a "gold standard" for measuring the king of the ball, because whether it is Maradona or Pele, they all have World Cup champions, and after Messi won the World Cup in 2022, he is naturally called the king of the ball, but for Ronaldo, the World Cup is a shortcoming for him, and the best result is only fourth.
At the same time, his poor performance of 0 goals and 0 assists in the knockout round is often criticized by many people, so when Messi won the World Cup, some media no longer agree with the view of "peerless double pride", believing that Messi is far superior to Ronaldo, and he is the only real king of this era.
Regarding the comparison of the influence of the two, Lineker believes that Messi's influence is far greater than that of Ronaldo, the reason is that although Ronaldo joined the Saudi team Riyadh Victory in a high-profile manner, he did not really change the attendance rate of the Saudi league, because it can be clearly seen from the live broadcast that the number of fans is not very large, and the ratings in the world are not high, and even the ratings are not as good as the French League C at the same time, which completely reflects that Ronaldo's influence is still not enough.
Messi is different, after he announced that he joined Miami International, the attendance rate of the major leagues in the United States has increased rapidly, and many well-known stars will also go to watch Messi plays, and the price of tickets is also rising, especially for other teams at home and Miami International, season tickets have been sold out early, I have to say that Messi's influence is too great, and he can change the habits of Americans to watch football, which is an ability that other stars do not have at all.
As a world-renowned "Mei Blow", Lineker naturally recognizes Messi's character, he often says that Messi is very modest, has a good relationship with fans, and gets along well with the media, so both fans and the media love Messi very much, and his reputation has always been very good.
For example, Ronaldo's personality is too arrogant, he is selfish in playing on the field, likes to complain about his teammates, and treats fans unkindly.
Of course, Lineker's "character theory" of the two is still very controversial, because the farce of Messi's trip to Hong Kong, China not long ago has proved that his character is not as good as he boasted, and Ronaldo's attitude towards Chinese fans is not as bad as he said, on the contrary, he is particularly friendly.