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Despite the arrival of several stars over the years, Messi and Ronaldo still remain the most iconic figures in the sport, due to their consistent displays and competitive rivalry over the years.
In fact, they define the current era and many future footballers will wish they had lived in their time and watched these great players take on the challenges and achieve glory.
Due to the greatness of both Messi and Ronaldo, it is an honor to play on the same pitch with them as that is the dream of many footballers. However, some have managed to share dressing rooms with the both of these stars in their careers.
Here's a look at 5 footballers who have played with both Messi and Ronaldo in their careers:
#5 Andre Gomes
Andre Gomes is one of the few lucky stars who has had the privilege to share the same dressing room with both the superstars of world football.
He first played with Ronaldo in the Portuguese national team, in a friendly match against Ecuador on 6th February 2013. Ever since then, he has played several matches with the Real Madrid forward at the national level.
He was part of the squad alongside Cristiano Ronaldo that won the Euro 2016 for Portugal. They also featured together in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia.
However, he linked up with Messi for FC Barcelona after he was signed for 32 million pounds from Valencia and has also starred alongside the Argentinian international multiple times. He was part of the Barcelona squad that won the Copa Del Rey last season.
#4 Deco
Barcelona legend, Deco is one of those who saw the rise of a young promising talent at the Catalan club and spent some time with him.
He was part of the Barcelona players who had the privilege to play with the Argentine magician. They played together alongside other superstars like Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o, and Henrikh Larrson until when Deco departed for Chelsea in 2008.
Before his departure, they spent a nice time together at Barca, winning several trophies including the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. Deco also spent some time with Ronaldo during his international duty with Portugal. They played together for years until Deco retired in 2010.
Even though he did not win silverware alongside Ronaldo, he witnessed the amazing talent and work rate of the Real Madrid superstar. He is one of the few footballers that played with the duo during the early stages of their careers.
#3 Gonzalo Higuain
Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain has been lucky to have played on the same pitch at the same time with both Messi and Ronaldo during their El Classico matches in Spain.
In those times, he and Ronaldo led the Real Madrid attack against Messi's Barcelona. His time with Ronaldo was a true success as he clinched both the La Liga and Copa Del Rey titles.
Although the striker had linked up with the Portuguese superstar since 2009 when he signed for Los Blancos, he later joined Messi in the Argentina squad and was part of the team that led the Abiceleste to the World Cup final in 2014.
Even though he stopped sharing the dressing room with Ronaldo when he left Real Madrid for Italian side Napoli in 2013, he still shares time with his Argentinian counterpart in the Argentina dressing room.
#2 Angel Di Maria
When it comes to the relationship with Messi, there is something special about Paris Saint Germain winger Angel Di Maria.
The special bond they have is from the fact that he shared the dressing room with the Barca genius as early as their youth days when they represented Argentina at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup and the Olympic tournament in 2008.
The duo had enjoyed a lot of success during their youth days, winning both the Under-20 World Cup and the Olympic tournament.
Di Maria also joined Ronaldo at Real Madrid and played his first match with the Portuguese on August 4, 2010, in a friendly match against Mexican club, América. He also met some success with Ronaldo, winning the Champions League in 2014 as well as other trophies
The pair continued playing together for some time before Di Maria left for Manchester United in 2014. He is also one the few superstars who have experienced playing on the same pitch as the two, during the El Classicos in Spain.
#1 Gerard Pique
Everyone knows the type of relationship that exists between Messi and Gerard Pique at Barcelona.
Pique is a product of the famous Barcelona academy - La Masia, the same that produced Messi. He initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004 before returning in the summer of 2008.
He shares the same dressing room with the Argentine and their partnership has been fantastic in the Barcelona dressing room. They have both worked hard and become indispensable figures at the Camp Nou.
They have claimed trophies upon trophies and were both instrumental during Barca's treble triumph in 2009 and 2015.
However, many people might find it surprising that Pique had shared the same dressing room with the Portuguese icon too. They were teammates during Pique's stay at Manchester United.
The player joined the Manchester side in 2004 and was part of the squad that enjoyed huge success under Sir Alex Ferguson, claiming the FA Cup, Carling Cup, Premier League as well as the UEFA Champions League in 2007.
