Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated football for the past two decades. With the pair claiming 13 of the past 16 Ballons d'Or, the sport has never before been gripped by such a rivalry between two players.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have aged like fine wines, enjoying some of their biggest highs in the latter halves of their careers – particularly on the international stage for Argentina and Portugal respectively.