Lionel Messi surpasses Cristiano again! The Argentine has broken the record in video games

Lionel Messi continues to outperform Cristiano Ronaldo. The two most influential football players in the 21st century continue to compete over even the smallest things. They continue to be praised, and compared, everywhere and their latest 'dispute' has been in video games. Curiously, in the world of 'gaming' the Argentine star has superior statistics to the Portuguese and we tell you what they are.

The battle between Messi and Cristiano jumps to video games

The truth is that Messi continues to be the most popular when it comes to video games. The Argentine has an absolute record in terms of covers and the former FC Barcelona player has starred on the cover of FIFA in 4 consecutive editions, specifically from 13 to 16. In the game FIFA STREET he has made 5 appearances and has also been the face of Pro Evolution Soccer. It should be noted that most of this success was achieved when he was still a player for the Blaugrana team.

He has appeared on the covers of PES in the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2017 editions, as well as eFootball PES 2020 and eFootball 2010. This means that he has a total of 11 video game covers, much more than Cristiano, who has also been the protagonist although not as much as he would like.

If we talk about FIFA, CR7 appears on the cover of FIFA 18, FIFA 19 and FIFA Street 2. He has two in 2008 and 2012 and in eFootball 2023. He also appeared in the 2012 season update of eFootball, so he has 7 appearances. If we count his figure as an ambassador for the UFL, he would have 8 appearances in total. So Messi reigns supreme in terms of video games, although the real 'battle' we'd like to see is on the pitch, which is quite complicated, considering that their teams are on the other side of the world. The Argentine with Inter Miami in the MLS and the Portuguese with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.