Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo / GQ Cristiano Ronaldo has finally put a timeframe on the end of his career — probably. Lionel Messi has been much less definitive, but his latest words suggest that the end may be closer than anyone expected. So, after 20-plus years of rivalry, which of football's two defining superstars is likely to walk away first? For more than two decades, Messi and Ronaldo have been locked in a competition that football probably will not see again.
