Lionel Messi says he never cared about records: A response to Cristiano Ronaldo?

L ast month, Cristiano Ronaldo said in an interview with Piers Morgan that winning the World Cup was not his " dream ," but that he would fight to bring this joy to Portugal.

However, the 40-year-old Portuguese player stated that winning this trophy did not seem fair to define the GOAT of soccer based on a competition of " six or seven games " and that he did not want to appear "humble" by not saying that he feels he is better than his eternal rival , Lionel Messi . Now, the Argentine seems to have responded .

Leo sends a message to CR7?

In sports, comparisons between the two soccer legends are frequent and have been going on for years. While Lionel is the player with the most titles in history (47) and the most assists (405), Cristiano (who has won 35 trophies and 259 assists) leads the ranking as the top scorer with 954 goals, just 46 goals away from 1,000. Messi has scored 896 goals.

Meanwhile, in an interview with ESPN on Thursday, December 4, Lionel talked about the statistics and titles he has achieved throughout his career, assuring that this is not his greatest motivation :

" People today focus a lot on statistics, and personally, I don't really like statistics. I don't think I must score or assist just to reach a record or surpass someone. I live the game and enjoy it. I like to be decisive and involved in the flow of the match - but I don't play for stats, and I've never given them importance" said the Argentine number 10, adding: "Everything happened naturally, not because I was chasing numbers or trying to surpass anyone. Things simply happened because they happened " (via @Intermiamicfhub on X ).

Meanwhile, looking ahead to the next World Cup, where Argentina will defend the title it won in Qatar in 2022, Leo has once again cast doubt on his participation , stating that he " would love " to take part once again. This would be Leo's sixth appearance in the tournament and, if he participates, he would go down in history alongside CR7 as the only players to have played in six World Cups.

" I hope I can be there. I already said that I would love to be there ," Messi said, adding: " At the very least, I'll be there watching it live, but it's going to be special ."

In addition, Leo made it clear that his team will not settle for this title : " This group is going to try again, they are going to give it their all and they are going to fight ."

Meanwhile, on Friday, December 5, the eagerly awaited draw will take place to determine the groups in which the 48 teams will compete in the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.