Essential World Cup Reading | Featured in The New York Times' 'What
to Read During the World Cup' Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua
Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the
intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer
players of all time-Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo-examining
how their rivalry has grown from a personal competition to a
multi-billion-dollar industry, paralleling the stunning rise,
overwhelming excesses, and uncertain future of modern international
soccer. For over fifteen years, almost any conversation about
international soccer has always come back to two players-Lionel
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo-undoubtedly the greatest of their
generation but with styles, attitudes, and fanbases that couldn't
be more different. For millions of people around the world "Messi
or Ronaldo?" isn't simply a barroom argument, or an affirmation of
fandom, so much as a statement of philosophy, of values, of what
global soccer is today and of what it will be tomorrow. Now Wall
Street Journal reporters and co-authors of The Club, Joshua
Robinson and Jonathan Clegg, unite the stories of Messi and Ronaldo
into a single modern epic of global sports, detailing how one
rivalry changed both the game and the business of international
soccer-forever. Based on dozens of firsthand accounts and years of
original reporting, Messi vs. Ronaldo weaves together the stakes,
color, and characters at the heart of each man's story, going
inside the locker rooms and boardrooms where their legends were
forged and revealing off-field drama as gripping as anything that
happened on it. From their contrasting origin stories to their
divergent career arcs and their conflicting reputations, these
players have built their successes on opposite paths, yet each, in
his own way, offers a riveting tale of triumph and excess. Taken
together, their story embodies the astronomical growth of
international soccer, how social media has revolutionized the power
of sports celebrity, and how the desire to capitalize on the
billions of dollars these players represent electrified some of the
most storied clubs in Europe-Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester
United among them-and cost them almost everything. With the 2022
World Cup almost certain to be the last for both of these figures,
Messi vs. Ronaldo offers a deeply researched look at their legacy
and grapples with the impact that their talents have had on the
game for better and for worse. Much more than a retelling of the
dual accomplishments of these great players, this is truly a
biography of a rivalry, one that has become a crucial lens for
understanding the past, present, and future of global soccer.
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