#1 Cristiano Ronaldo

The Portuguese captain has enjoyed a long-term rivalry with Messi, drawing numerous debates over who is greater. Both players have won every major competition at club level. Ronaldo, on the other hand, guided Portugal to a major trophy in 2016 when they won the European Championship.
In the 2018 World Cup, Ronaldo became the second highest scorer in international football history with 85 goals in 154 caps. His tally is the best ever recorded by a Portuguese player as he scored in his fifth successive major tournament.
Ronaldo also built his legacy at Real Madrid where he scored an all-time 450 goals in 438 appearances. That iconic spell has now come to an end as one of the greatest footballers of all time joined Juventus earlier this summer.