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'We're Not Friends' - Lionel Messi Reveals Relationship with 'Normal' Cristiano Ronaldo as Argentine GOAT Lifts Lid on 'Admiration' for CR7
UNITED STATES, JUN 20 – Messi says they are not friends due to different lives but share deep respect from their on-field rivalry and combined 13 Ballon d'Or awards, he told DSports.
- Lionel Messi disclosed in a recent DSports interview that although he and Cristiano Ronaldo are not personally close, they have consistently maintained mutual respect for one another.
- Their relationship stems from years of on-pitch competition where both focused on helping their teams, without socializing off the field.
- Messi plays for Inter Miami in the MLS while Ronaldo continues competing at the highest level with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and their paths rarely cross.
- Messi emphasized that despite not being close friends, they have consistently shown respect toward one another, while Ronaldo expressed his deep respect and affection for Messi.
- Messi indicated that their competition was confined to the field, and while they are not close personally, a mutual professional respect persists between them.
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