In the FIFA World Cup 2025 Messi led his team to a 2–1 win over Porto
“In FIFA World Cup 2025, Messi scored his first goal for Inter Miami with one of his signature free kicks, helping them secure a 2–1 win over two-time European champions FC Porto — making his dominance crystal clear.”
“Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ruled world football for over a decade while playing for Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga. Today, the two legends play for clubs on opposite sides of the globe — Messi for Inter Miami in the USA and Ronaldo for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. While they have great respect for each other, they aren’t actually friends.”
“After Inter Miami’s 2–1 win over FC Porto in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Messi spoke to D Sports and said, ‘I have deep respect and admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo and everything he’s achieved in his career — and he’s still performing at a high level.
Our rivalry was purely on the pitch, driven by our desire to give everything for our respective teams. Off the field, we’re just ordinary people. While we’re not friends in the traditional sense, as we don’t socialize, there has always been mutual respect between us,” he added.
