Monthly Archives: December 2016
Cristiano vs Messi: An imagined rivalry?
Cristiano vs Messi: An imagined rivalry? When it comes to sport, there is nothing like an iconic rivalry to fuel the global popularity of football. This past weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi fought their latest battle to be considered the world’s best player in war of attrition that has lasted more than a decade. But this was no gladiatorial duel consciously played out in a frenzied colosseum, but a commercial construct which had the two star players separated over a distance of thousands of miles and playing in different …