--- title: "Who are the players who might succeed Ronaldo and Messi?" description: "Who are the players who might succeed Ronaldo and Messi?" author: "Ronan Jone" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39430/who-are-the-players-who-might-succeed-ronaldo-and-messi category: "sports" tags: ["celebrities", "lionel messi", "cristiano ronaldo"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who are the players who might succeed Ronaldo and Messi? Who are the [players](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12952/the-8-major-mistakes-players-make-in-the-casinos) who might [succeed](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12808/how-do-survey-tools-help-you-succeed-with-your-business) [Ronaldo and Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33119/where-are-ronaldo-and-messi-from)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute The globe may be divided about whether **[Lionel Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39426/who-is-comparatively-better-sachin-in-cricket-or-messi-in-football)** or **[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39423/what-would-messi-and-ronaldo-be-remembered-for-if-they-ended-their-career-right-now)** is the best football player in the world today. But it has undoubtedly been one of them over the past decade and more. Sure, **Robert** **Lewandowski** is a brilliant finisher, **Antoine Griezmann** is a special counter-attacker, **Kevin** **De Bruyne** runs the show like it's a video game, and every team has its own talisman that its fans believe is God's gift to the game, life, and everything. However, are they the finest in the world? Not at all. **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39426/who-is-comparatively-better-sachin-in-cricket-or-messi-in-football)** or **[Ronaldo](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39423/what-would-messi-and-ronaldo-be-remembered-for-if-they-ended-their-career-right-now)** have been assigned to that position. ![Who are the players who might succeed Ronaldo and Messi?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c65a200a-a9e3-4817-a582-e14ff77518ab/images/355e80d9-9485-45db-8b4b-70bf09e5bf88.jpeg)\ A new generation of stars will rise to reign, not only be cheered and admired. **Football**, too, will have a new order in a world eternally transformed by the coronavirus epidemic. Make no mistake: **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39426/who-is-comparatively-better-sachin-in-cricket-or-messi-in-football)** and **[Ronaldo](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39423/what-would-messi-and-ronaldo-be-remembered-for-if-they-ended-their-career-right-now)** remain formidable opponents. The air of inevitability around them has faded; neither of them was in the **Champions League's** last eight — the last time that happened was in **2004**-**05** when social media was only a few years old; and by the time the next **World Cup** concludes in **December 2022**, the **Argentine** will be almost **36** and the **Portuguese** will be nearly **38**. ![Who are the players who might succeed Ronaldo and Messi?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c65a200a-a9e3-4817-a582-e14ff77518ab/images/c497d40c-0fc8-418c-a951-85fa47686d13.jpeg)\ **Mbappe** or **Halland** or **De Bruyne** or **Lewandoski** or **Neymar** might be successor of **Ronaldo** and **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39426/who-is-comparatively-better-sachin-in-cricket-or-messi-in-football)** \ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39430/who-are-the-players-who-might-succeed-ronaldo-and-messi Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.