Cristiano Ronaldo's 154 Million Lead Over Lionel Messi is Turning Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been pitted against each other for the majority of their football careers, with their respective fans often debating why one is better than the other.

Lionel Messi is in talks with Saudi side Al-Ahli about a sensational move to the Middle East later this year with the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star seeing his Inter Miami contract expi

A reunion between Messi and Cristiano in the Saudi Pro League would mean reviving a golden era of modern football, this time in a completely different setting. For the Arab league, it would be an unprecedented media and commercial boost. For global football, a new chapter in the saga shared by both.