Of course I prefer Ronaldo to Messi anytime! But that doesn't change the fact of how I rate both players performances in the last few years for both their respective club(s) and Country.

Messi's performance has been superb for Argentina. No player in Argentina history has his record for his national team. I've said it countless times, not winning trophies doesn't mean you are not performing well. Why do they play third place if it isn't an achievement? You get a bronze medal and it's always in record. You are a Juventus fan and you haven't watched your team lift a champions league trophy. Can I say your performance in the tournament has been poor? Messi has many individual records he got from Argentina. Last time I checked, Ronaldo has none from Portugal except being the best Portuguese player of the year.

Oops! Okay then, What has he done to have being regarded as the Goat?
Simple! He has achieved what Messi haven't done with his country, which is a Major International Trophy.

It's funny you don't know why he is regarded as one of the greatest player. It's simple! He won five Balon D'or. Messi got the title a long time ago. Ronaldo fans are trying to rate him ahead of Messi because of this baseless international trophy fact. Heck, he hasn't even won the biggest trophy in the world or gotten close to it.

Common!! Of all the M's, you had to compare Scholes with Seedorf. Why not give the due stats and comparison with the elegant man himself Andrei Pirlo.

Scholes is one of the greatest midfielder in history. He is way better than Pirlo. Take the argument anywhere, you will get the same response.