Some of the best football players on the planet are in action at this year’s Club World Cup, which has been revamped and expanded for 2025. The tournament, which gets started in the United States this weekend,

It’s almost five years since Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo last faced off in a competitive fixture, and it looks increasingly unlikely we’ll never see it happen again as they wind down their careers in different footballing orbits.

Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Over the course of his career, he had a sporting rivalry with Lionel Messi. With many not anticipating Ronaldo to stay many more years in professional soccer,