Right from his Manchester United days Ronaldo has been competing with Messi. Whenever Messi was asked about Ronaldo, he would say while Ronaldo is a brilliant player, he sees no competition between the two of them and that he(Messi) only wants to surpass himself.
But the case is different whenever Ronaldo is asked. Whenever Ronaldo is asked the same question, his reply is he wants to be the best in the world.
His competition with Messi, which made him come to the best team in the world Real Madrid, has reaped dividends as Ronaldo has won the same number of Ballons D'Or as Messi.
However, this same competition has taken its toll as Ronaldo has been bundled to Juventus by Real Madrid.
Messi's wage in Barcelona far exceeds that of Ronaldo in Real Madrid and this was a slap on Ronaldo's face in one aspect of the competition.
In a bid to compete with Messi, Ronaldo wanted his wage increased and expressed his displeasure towards the media after their Champions League win, a thing that did not sit down well with Perez, the president of Real Madrid.
On many occasions, Ronaldo expressed his displeasure but Real Madrid were not going to bulge as they felt Ronaldo was way too old to merit any astronomical increase in wage.
Real Madrid decided to see his back as he was becoming too demanding as a result of his competition with Messi.
This is the story of how Ronaldo's competition with Messi led to his descent!
Written by Highbrow on Nairaland
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