While Messi bought a house, this is what Cristiano Ronaldo did with his first salary

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fought for a long time to see who was the best in the world. They are currently both in different leagues, since the Portuguese decided to continue his career in Arabia, while the Argentine signed for Inter Miami of Major League Soccer. They also have the objective of qualifying for the next World Cup, which will be in 2026.

However, these two players from their beginnings demonstrated to have great qualities with the ball and Lionel Messi started at FC Barcelona, while Cristiano Ronaldo at Sporting Lisbon, and then exploded at Manchester United, where he won everything. But in their early years they had to struggle until they achieved the idolatry they currently have.

Their salaries are now stratospheric, since while Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid with 260 million dollars per season at Al-Nassr, Lionel Messi at Inter Miami has a salary of around 135 million dollars. On the other hand, the Argentine is ready to receive his eighth Ballon d'Or, while the Portuguese won five trophies, and now wants revenge at the 2026 World Cup.

What Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo spent their first salary on

According to information from the Forbes portal, while Lionel Messi bought a house to be able to take his father to live in Barcelona, since the Argentine was in the La Masía apartments, Cristiano Ronaldo spent it on books to continue his education, there would be spent a couple of euros according to what he said.