Inigualable Statistical of Messi and Christian in the Balloon of Gold

After the Balloon of Gold 2016 conquered by Cristiano Ronaldo, already are nine the prizes that have delivered of consecutive way, during the last years, Leo Messi and the Portuguese player regarding the maximum individual distinction of the panorama futbolístico.

Leo Messi has five Balloons of Gold and Cristiano Ronaldo 4, in a binomial that does not have the same in other sports. In the NBA of basketball, for example, the MVP of the Finals recayó between 1991 and 1998 the trophy six times between Michael Jordan of the imparables Chicago Bulls (1991, 92, 93, 96, 97 and 98), and twice in Hakeem Olajuwon (1994 and 95), the pívot Nigerian of the Houston Rockets.

"Although we are rival, Cristiano and I always have respected us"

In another famous sport around the world as it is the hockey on ice, in the NHL of United States, Wayne Gretzky achieved nine trophies in the League regulate to the best player between the 79 and the 89, with an only stop of Mario Lemieux in the 88, by what by the differences between both the situation defines more like a tyranny of Gretzky that another thing.

Maximum respect between Messi and Cristiano

In any case, and in spite of the big rivalry, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo save an enormous respect, as it left patent the own Messi does a year, during the gala of delivery of the Balloon of Gold 2015. "Although we are rivals always have respected us and have felt admiration the one by the another", admitted then Messi on Cristiano.

Besides, the Argentinian star showed convinced that Neymar Jr will finish winning also the Balloon of Gold 2016 with the FC Barcelona and Brazil. "I think that Neymar will win some day the Balloon of Gold because has all the qualities and is a player with class. It will be what want to be. It is fast, has technical and goes out in the one against one, has it everything". If it will achieve it or it is not still a mystery.