My competition with Messi has quite recently started, says Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo trusts his own contention with Lionel Messi 'has just barely started' in the wake of lifting FIFA's The Best title for 2017.

The Real Madrid forward protected his honor and will want to effectively hold his Ballon d'Or title not long from now finished his Barcelona partner, who completed second in the voting.

Ronaldo and Messi

"It isn't done yet, it has just barely started," Ronaldo told columnists in the wake of being inquired as to whether his competition with Messi was finished.

"I don't contend with Leo, he is a player my identity with in a similar period.

"He won five times and I have won five times as well as the best individual player on the planet, so it is the thing that it is.

"Clearly I am cheerful in light of the fact that I am playing for the best club on the planet and I have had the chance to show that I can play at an abnormal state throughout the years.

"I am as yet doing, I am casual and as of now, I need to appreciate this."

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