Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: which player owns more hotels?

The Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry has reached a new level and it's not about who has more Ballon d'Ors or which element is more important in his national team. No, now the new rivalry between the two has reached a real estate and has everyone wondering: which player owns more hotels?

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In this duel, it is not about the physical skills or concentration of one player or the other, or their performance on the field, but about who has taken the best advice to take advantage of the million-dollar income generated year after year by both figures, either for their achievements on the field or for the sponsorships both players have. 

Therefore, it is worthwhile to review which of the two has invested their wealth better, to have a peaceful retirement in which both elite players can enjoy everything they achieved during their years as sportsmen. And they must be close to that time of retirement so both have concentrated on buying hotels so that their fortunes can continue to grow.

But who has taken better advice on real estate?

The Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo duel off the court: which player owns more hotels?

According to specialized media such as Mundo Deportivo and Forbes, this duel is won by Lionel Messi, since the Argentinean has 6 hotels located in different parts of Spain, and all of them are under the auspices of his brand MiM Hotels, with which he has properties in Mallorca, Ibiza, Andorra, and other places in Spain, while Cristiano Ronaldo has 5 hotels.

Pestana CR7 Lifestyle Hotels, a partnership between the hotel chain Pestana Hotel Group, led by Dionisio Pestana, and the soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is about to celebrate its sixth anniversary and has hotels in the United States, Portugal, and Morocco in the most exclusive areas of each country. Therefore, and similar to what happens on the field, Messi has surpassed Cristiano in one more area.

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