<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Former Manchester United star Louis Saha has sparked controversy with his comments about the potential competition between Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al-Nassr player, and Lionel Messi, the Inter Miami star, if Ronaldo moves to the American League.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Messi's achievements with Inter Miami</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Lionel Messi, winner of eight Ballon d'Ors, had an exceptional season in 2024 with Inter Miami. Messi contributed 36 goals in all competitions, including 22 goals and 12 assists in the American League alone, despite suffering from injuries and missing some matches. He led his team to achieve a historic achievement by winning the "Fans' Shield" and winning the award for the best player in the league. </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/ActuCR7_/status/1869133246811754774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1869133246811754774%7Ctwgr%5E61fbfffffbd527e11afbf7200ee599cecb404fb9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eremnews.com%2Fsports%2Ff0llfk1"></oembed></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Cristiano Ronaldo's numbers with Al-Nassr</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/ronaldo-in-al-ahly-of-egypt-media-figure-ahmed-moussa-stirs-controversy">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> continues to shine with Saudi Al-Nassr despite reaching the age of 39. He scored 50 goals in all competitions last year, including 35 goals in the league. He also started the current season strongly, scoring 16 goals and making 3 others in 16 matches, while Ronaldo continues to pursue his goal of achieving 1,000 goals in his football career before retiring.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Saha's Opinion: Ronaldo Will Outperform Messi in MLS</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Louis Saha has said that Ronaldo's competitive mentality will give him an advantage over Messi in MLS, explaining in an interview with Complete Sports:<br> "Ronaldo can score more goals than Messi, because he doesn't need the same level of quality around him to do that. Messi is now playing more comfortably and not focusing as much on scoring goals, but Cristiano never stops striving to break records.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The future of the two stars</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Messi is still committed to his contract with Inter Miami for at least another year, while Ronaldo is expected to negotiate an extension to his contract with Al-Nassr beyond 2025, to continue his football challenges and achieve more records.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Cristiano Ronaldo is currently on a break due to the suspension of the Roshn League, coinciding with the Saudi national team's participation in the Gulf Cup Championship. The league matches will resume on January 9, when Al-Nassr will face Al-Akhdoud in the 14th round of the competition.<br></p>