In recent years, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won countless trophies with their clubs and national teams, as well as numerous individual honors. Just recently, it was announced that the Argentine forward was named MVP of the latest MLS season.

With this distinction, Messi has won 11 season MVP awards since turning professional, while CR7 has been named best player in a league eight times. In this category, the Argentine holds the edge over his colleague.

Nine of the awards Messi received came while he was part of the Barcelona squad and being honored by La Liga. His last two, however, were earned wearing the colors of Inter Miami in the MLS.

Ronaldo’s accolades, on the other hand, are a bit more spread out: two came in the Premier League with Manchester United, one in th

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