5 Interesting Similarities Between Cristiano Ronaldo And Neymar Jr. As They Celebrate Their Birthdays Today.
In the world of football, some of the players will forever be remembered in history books as one of the Greatest players to ever play soccer. These two iconic players will remain in football history to have ever made history throughout their careers.
Neymar Jr. holds the record of the Most Expensive player in the world with his move from Barcelona to PSG for €222 million IN 2017 while Cristiano Ronaldo Tops the scoring sheets as All-time Top scorer in both the national and club level.
5. They Have Never Won a World Cup Trophy
Despite their prowess in their respective clubs throughout their footballing career, Cristiano Ronaldo has won every possible trophy in his career apart from the World Cup. Neymar on the other side has won every possible trophy at club level, unlike World Cup silverware. The two are regarded as the Greatest players of all time with Neymar lacking the Ballon D’Or award to his trophy cabinet.
4. They Share a Birthday
The two Great footballers share a birthday born on February 5th. The Portuguese legendary forward Cristiano Ronaldo turns 39 years old today while the Brazilian winger Neymar Jr. who struggles with recurring injuries turns 32 years today. They both play in the Saudi Pro League after ditching Europe for ‘Big Money’ salaries in Saudi Arabia.
3. Most Followed on Social Media Platforms
With their undisputed talents in the pitch the two stars also boasts for crazy following across different social media platforms. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most folllowed person in the world on Instagram with 620 million followers and 110.5 million followers on his X account and also 168 million followers on his Facebook page.
Neymar Jr. also enjoys a huge following with 211 million on his Instagram page making the third followed footballer after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, he also enjoys 63.2 million followers on his X account as well as 92 million followers on Meta’s platform Facebook page.
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2. They Both Moved to Saudi Arabia Pro League
After conquering Europe, the two legendary players moved to Saudi Arabia Pro league, with Cristiano Ronaldo leading the way to the Middle East country in January 2023 after his bitter exit at Manchester United after a fallout with Erik ten Hag.
Ronaldo’s move Saudi Arabia saw many Europe based players move to the league with among them being 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema and Neymar Jr. among numerous stars. Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr for two and half year’s contract making him the Most paid athlete in the world. The Brazilian icon also followed the same route after signing for Al-Hilal from PSG for €60.00m fee.
1. They Have Their Unique Iconic Jersey Numbers
The legendary Portuguese striker who is regarded as one of The Greatest players in football history. The five-time Ballon D’Or winner is known for his Iconic number 7 jersey which he wears at national team as well as club levels, since acquiring the No. 7 at Manchester United Ronaldo has never won any other jersey number where he made it his brand CR7 in which he has products like Perfumes, underwear, wrist watches, museums among other stuffs under CR7 Brand. On the other end Neymar Jr. has been wearing his two iconic numbers which are jersey No. 10 and No. 11. He wore jersey number 11 while playing for Barcelona because the No. 10 has been worn by Messi. After moving to PSG as the most expensive transfer in the World, Neymar took the jersey number 10 which he rocks even in the national team of Brazil, even after his move to Saudi Arabia he took the No. 10 jersey at Al-Hilal.
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