Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have created the most exciting two-horse competition in the world of football. Not only breaking all records on the pitch, both have also created outstanding personal brands and above all, impressive jersey sales.
After agreeing to move to Al Nassr to play, Ronaldo set a record of selling 750,000 jerseys in the first 24 hours. However, this record is not for arch-rival Lionel Messi. According to statistics, the Argentine superstar sold 830,000 copies of the shirt in just 1 day after agreeing to wear the Paris Saint-Germain shirt.
This record continued to be broken after Messi joined Inter Miami. In just 24 hours, the jersey of the owner of 8 Golden Balls sold 1.5 million units, thereby setting a record for jersey sales for a football player.
However, the two names mentioned above are not current shirt sales machines. According to information from La Voz de Galicia, two Real Madrid stars, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, are leading in this category. Next is Man United star Marcus Rashford and behind is Barcelona striker Lewandowski.
Although they know that Messi and Ronaldo have passed the other side of their careers, their influence on the football village is still huge. The Argentine superstar has created undeniable appeal at the Four flags with his superb performances.
As for Ronaldo, he is still the main scorer of Al Nassr club. After 89 appearances in all competitions for this team, the 39-year-old superstar has scored 80 goals and had 18 assists.
Last season, Ronaldo won the Saudi Pro League Golden Boot with 35 goals, seven more than the second-placed Aleksandar Mitrovic. However, the former Real Madrid star has been unlucky to not win any major titles in Arabia.
