Throughout Cristiano Ronaldo's nine years at Real Madrid, he and Lionel Messi enjoyed a fierce rivalry in La Liga, battling for individual honors, and domestic and European trophies. Ronaldo, in quest of a new challenge left Real Madrid this summer - for Juventus - and later challenged his Argentine counterpart to follow suit. The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid forward said, "I played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, in the national team, while he is still in Spain. Maybe he needs me more." He added, "For me, life is a challenge, I like it and I like to make people happy." "I would like him to come to Italy one day. Like me, accept the challenge." Messi recently told Marca he sees no need to leave because he's at the best team in the world. The Barcelona captain said, "Accepting Ronaldo's challenge to join Italian football? I don't need any change. "I'm at the best team in the world. My challenges a...
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