Who's the Best?

Possible CAndidates

• Lionel Messi (Age 26)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Age 29)
• Neymar (Age 22)
• Luis Suarez (Age 27) 
• Thomas Muller (Age 24)

Best Shooter

• Messi: 28 Goals, 11 Assists in 29 Games
• Ronaldo: 31 Goals, 9 Assists in 30 Games
• Neymar: 9 Goals, 8 Assists in 19 Games 
• Suarez: 31 Goals, 12 Assists in 33 Games
• Muller: 22 Goals, 12 Assists in 36 Games 

Total Points

Winner:

There are Three Main Awards:

• UEFA Best Player in Europe
• European Golden Shoe
• FIFA Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball)

UEFA Best Player Awards

• 2010-2011: Messi (1st), Ronaldo (3rd)
• 2011-2012: Messi (2nd), Ronaldo (3rd)
• 2012-2013: Messi (2nd), Ronaldo (3rd), Muller (6th)

European Golden Shoe

• Messi: 3x (2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13)
• Ronaldo: 3x (2007-08, 2010-11, 2013-14)
• Neymar: 0 
• Suarez: 1 (2013-14)
• Muller: 0

FIFA Ballon d'Or

• 2008: Ronaldo
• 2009-2012: Messi
• 2013: Ronaldo
• Ronaldo: 2 Firsts, 3 Seconds
• Messi: 4 Firsts, 2 Seconds

Winner:

So it really is...
Messi vs. Ronaldo

Best team

• How well do their teams do?
• Internationally?
• In League?

Messi's Argentina Team

• Messi:
• Ronaldo:
• Neymar:
• Suarez:
• Muller:

Ronaldo's Portugal Team

• Messi: 
• Ronaldo:
• Neymar:
• Suarez:
• Muller:

Messi's Club Teams

Ronaldo's Club Teams

TIE!
International: Portugal and Ronaldo
Club: Messi and Barca

So Who Wins Overall?

• Messi - 2 Outright wins; 1 Tie
• Ronaldo - 1 Tie
• Overshadowed: Suarez
• Too young: Neymar (22) and Muller (24)

Sources

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• All Other information found on wikipedia.