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[Ale88]

Personally, i wouldn’t compare them to anyone, not even Lamine Yamal. It’s not that i’m underestimating him, but no matter how great his achievements are, he won’t be able to match Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, because those two are on a different level, one that’s extremely difficult to reach.

I don't see how you can predict a footballer career's that is just beginning. Lamine Yamal's numbers are impressive for his age and role. You all talk about Ronaldo and Messi because we already saw what they did during their careers but I'm not so sure you ever watched them at the beginning: Ronaldo for example scored "only" 18 goals during his first 3 Premier League season (and played 95 matches): are those numbers impressive? I don't think so. But he was only 21 years old by the time he completed his third season.

I'm not defending Yamal because I'm not even a fan of him but saying now that no matter what he will never be able to reach their level makes no sense, how could you know?

I tend to see Lamine Yamal as a closer like of Christiano Ronaldo's early football career right from his days at sporting down to his first stint at Manchester United. Ronaldo did not score more goals in his first arrival at Manchester United because he was more of a midfielder and later a winger in his career. He was more interested in entertaining fans with his skills than scoring the goals since he had more goal scorers back then in the team until when he arrived at real Madrid and discovered the club needed more goals than his flamboyant skills.

Lamine Yamal can be like Ronaldo or achieve better but the question is, for how long will he remain consistent? Ronaldo is a very lucky and disciplined player who set his goals clear from the beginning and he has followed it. Yamal is still young and undoubtedly talented, so yeah he has a long way to go and can achieve as mighty as Ronaldo. Hansi flick has already started testing his as a false 9 during trainings, maybe over time he will still become more goal conscious in addition with his skills and many assists. Infact, Yamal is going to do so well and he also looks fit for a long-term career project.

I wouldn't say that Ronaldo was "lucky": I've been following football for 30+ years, I don't recall a single player with the same obsession and dedication like Ronaldo's. He is not a professional, he is a super professional, he is behind his condition all the time. Maybe the only players who could get close to him were Javier Zanetti and Pavel Nedved, but I still feel like Ronaldo's mentality is unmatched.

[retreat]

Yamal is not just a good player, he is an impresive player, in my opinion in the next few years we will see a new dualism between two very champions like Ronaldo Messi was, but between Yamal and another footballer, i most likely think it will be mbappe if it breaks the deadlock, but we will definitely see Yamal among the two contenders.

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

[Fiatless]

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in
 football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

Although I have not done research on it, I speculate that the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi has been the longest and most intense fight for supremacy. Both players were unfortunate to exist and play football at thesame time. Pele and others were exceptional players who had little or no rivalry.  Ronaldo and Messi were the most exceptional players in thier generation. Their supporters act like cultists. They are so dedicated to protecting the interests of Ronaldo or Messi that they can fight to protect their role model.

[danadc]

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

It's true, I think we were very privileged to live in the same era as Messi and Cristiano. The new stars still have a long way to go, and it will be very difficult for them to take Messi and Cristiano's place. Before, the best were Maradona and Pelé; now it's Cristiano and Messi.

Lamine, Mbappé, Haaland, and other players who are gaining fame are just emerging. They have more to come and more to prove to us, but it won't be easy for them to surpass our current stars.

[SPIDERMAN008]

Yamal is not just a good player, he is an impresive player, in my opinion in the next few years we will see a new dualism between two very champions like Ronaldo Messi was, but between Yamal and another footballer, i most likely think it will be mbappe if it breaks the deadlock, but we will definitely see Yamal among the two contenders.

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

I agree with you. But my thinking is like Ronaldo and Messi were almost the same age and when they started their careers. There was not a gap of many years. But Yamal's career is just beginning. At this moment, it would have been more exciting if someone close to his age or who had started his career since the last world cup was his rival.

Mbappé is older than Yamal and has many great achievements in his career. Currently, his performance is not as good as before. On the other hand, it would be wrong to say that Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry was limited to their individual performance. They even played for Barcelona and Real Madrid in club football for a long time, where both teams were very competitive teams and the two best players were in their teams.

their position at that time was one of the best. And this kind of football rivalry has never been seen before. Now we may have to wait a few more years to find Yamal's real rival.

[Ale88]

Yamal is not just a good player, he is an impresive player, in my opinion in the next few years we will see a new dualism between two very champions like Ronaldo Messi was, but between Yamal and another footballer, i most likely think it will be mbappe if it breaks the deadlock, but we will definitely see Yamal among the two contenders.

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

I agree with you. But my thinking is like Ronaldo and Messi were almost the same age and when they started their careers. There was not a gap of many years. But Yamal's career is just beginning. At this moment, it would have been more exciting if someone close to his age or who had started his career since the last world cup was his rival.

Mbappé is older than Yamal and has many great achievements in his career. Currently, his performance is not as good as before. On the other hand, it would be wrong to say that Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry was limited to their individual performance. They even played for Barcelona and Real Madrid in club football for a long time, where both teams were very competitive teams and the two best players were in their teams.

their position at that time was one of the best. And this kind of football rivalry has never been seen before. Now we may have to wait a few more years to find Yamal's real rival.

Wait, whose performance is not as good as before? Because I understand you are talking about Mbappé, right? How can you say his performances are not so good? He scores in almost every single match, if it wasn't for him probably Real Madrid wouldn't even qualify for a Champions League spot. He is an individualistic player, I'll give you that, but you can't criticize Mbappé: he must scores and he does it.

[Daniel91]

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

It's true, I think we were very privileged to live in the same era as Messi and Cristiano. The new stars still have a long way to go, and it will be very difficult for them to take Messi and Cristiano's place. Before, the best were Maradona and Pelé; now it's Cristiano and Messi.

Lamine, Mbappé, Haaland, and other players who are gaining fame are just emerging. They have more to come and more to prove to us, but it won't be easy for them to surpass our current stars.

Football has always had great stars, adored by fans, not just Pele or Maradona.
In the past, we also had great players and stars like Puskas, Eusebio, Di Stefano, Platini, Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Zidane, etc.
It's wonderful that new football stars will appear in the future and that future generations of fans will enjoy their games and goals, that is the beauty of football.
At the next world cup, 2030, I expect the most from Mbappe, Haaland and Yamal, but it is possible that some new great football player will appear to mark that world cup.
It's obvious that football is becoming an increasingly fast-paced and explosive sport, focused on results and profit, and less on enjoying the game and the fans, and that World Cups are becoming increasingly professional and slowly financially inaccessible to ordinary fans.

[bisasam]

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

in fact i don't think we'll see it for a very long time, these players are phenomenal and made of a different stuff than the others, they gave life to an incredible dualism, they had the ability to keep their name high for years by winning everything they could win, truly amazing, i don't think we'll be able to see something like this again.

[Different patterns]

Yamal is not just a good player, he is an impresive player, in my opinion in the next few years we will see a new dualism between two very champions like Ronaldo Messi was, but between Yamal and another footballer, i most likely think it will be mbappe if it breaks the deadlock, but we will definitely see Yamal among the two contenders.

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

I agree with you. But my thinking is like Ronaldo and Messi were almost the same age and when they started their careers. There was not a gap of many years. But Yamal's career is just beginning. At this moment, it would have been more exciting if someone close to his age or who had started his career since the last world cup was his rival.

Mbappé is older than Yamal and has many great achievements in his career. Currently, his performance is not as good as before. On the other hand, it would be wrong to say that Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry was limited to their individual performance. They even played for Barcelona and Real Madrid in club football for a long time, where both teams were very competitive teams and the two best players were in their teams.

their position at that time was one of the best. And this kind of football rivalry has never been seen before. Now we may have to wait a few more years to find Yamal's real rival.

Wait, whose performance is not as good as before? Because I understand you are talking about Mbappé, right? How can you say his performances are not so good? He scores in almost every single match, if it wasn't for him probably Real Madrid wouldn't even qualify for a Champions League spot. He is an individualistic player, I'll give you that, but you can't criticize Mbappé: he must scores and he does it.

Mbappe is a player that’s good especially in scoring goals but comparing players is what I don’t always like because their are several factors that contribute to a player’s success or downfall and one may be the player himself, his inability to manage and maximize the support given to him and also injury can be another factor and the last factor is the team, Yamal is one of the players that made Barcelona’s project become a success and he has been very impressive and you see Real Madrid on the other hand have been struggling with coach for some seasons now and when we talk about last season alone, you will see Mbappe striving despite the problems the team was facing last season and you can see his efforts made a lot of difference in most games, but because he didn’t win or went far in the champions league or win the league or world cup with his team or country doesn’t mean we should write a player like him off. So there are situations that reveal a players talent and place him on a world class level regardless of his position in the team but his brilliance alone cannot win the title, modern day football is about teamwork and not depending on personal talents alone

[danadc]

I agree with you. But my thinking is like Ronaldo and Messi were almost the same age and when they started their careers. There was not a gap of many years. But Yamal's career is just beginning. At this moment, it would have been more exciting if someone close to his age or who had started his career since the last world cup was his rival.

Mbappé is older than Yamal and has many great achievements in his career. Currently, his performance is not as good as before. On the other hand, it would be wrong to say that Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry was limited to their individual performance. They even played for Barcelona and Real Madrid in club football for a long time, where both teams were very competitive teams and the two best players were in their teams.

their position at that time was one of the best. And this kind of football rivalry has never been seen before. Now we may have to wait a few more years to find Yamal's real rival.

Football has changed a lot. Maradona didn't exist in Pelé's era, and who is greater? For many, Pelé, because Maradona's bad reputation due to drug addiction led him to a low point. Cristiano and Messi made their mark, and Ronaldinho is forgotten, but Lamine and Mbappé are different. Mbappé is surpassing Lamine in both achievements and attitude. Mbappé has scored more goals than Lamine and Kane. Did Lamine score in the World Cup? As far as I know, he didn't stand out much; he helped the team, but he wasn't a standout.

[puloweh555]

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

It's true, I think we were very privileged to live in the same era as Messi and Cristiano. The new stars still have a long way to go, and it will be very difficult for them to take Messi and Cristiano's place. Before, the best were Maradona and Pelé; now it's Cristiano and Messi.

Lamine, Mbappé, Haaland, and other players who are gaining fame are just emerging. They have more to come and more to prove to us, but it won't be easy for them to surpass our current stars.

I even think that maybe for the next 50 years there won’t be a rivalry like Messi and Ronaldo. Because this is a truly phenomenal rivalry that’s hard for other players to surpass, even players like Hazard when he was at Chelsea and Neymar when he was at Barcelona had their names fade and many said they came at the wrong time. The Ronaldo and Messi rivalry wasn’t just one or two years but over a decade. 

Right now, Yamal is often hyped as the next Messi, but I think that will be tough. Tough in terms of maintaining consistency every season. And Mbappe competing with Ronaldo and Messi isn’t even at the club level but in the national team. Even now, the top scorer in the World Cup is Mbappe and surely in the next World Cup he’ll score again especially since France is now coached by Zidane.

[Primark]

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

It's true, I think we were very privileged to live in the same era as Messi and Cristiano. The new stars still have a long way to go, and it will be very difficult for them to take Messi and Cristiano's place. Before, the best were Maradona and Pelé; now it's Cristiano and Messi.

Lamine, Mbappé, Haaland, and other players who are gaining fame are just emerging. They have more to come and more to prove to us, but it won't be easy for them to surpass our current stars.

It's hard to compare players from one era with those from another. Maradona and Pele were together for a short time. Maradona probably made his international debut for Argentina around 1977, and Pele was there at the time. Pele played until 1977.

I also have high hopes for Lamine Yamal. Look at him, this kid won the World Cup at such a young age, which is definitely a big achievement. Although it wouldn't be right to put him on the level of Messi or Ronaldo right now.

[Lida93]

Yamal is not just a good player, he is an impresive player, in my opinion in the next few years we will see a new dualism between two very champions like Ronaldo Messi was, but between Yamal and another footballer, i most likely think it will be mbappe if it breaks the deadlock, but we will definitely see Yamal among the two contenders.

A rivalry like that between Ronaldo and Messi isn't something you see very often in football. I don't think we'll see a rivalry like that happening again in the years to come. I'm not saying that Yamal is a bad player; he's actually impressive. But comparing his potential rivalry with other young players to that of Ronaldo and Messi is a bit premature. Their rivalry was something else entirely - it was the kind of rivalry you very rarely witness. That's why we're so fortunate to be the generation that witnessed the rivalry between those two players.

The duel between Messi and Ronaldo in football happened naturally and they were quite consistent in creating the most impressive performances in every season. Apparently, it's true to say that such rivalry are very rare in football and it would be very difficult to even have players in the generation of Lamine Yamal to do it the way those two legendaries did. The generation now is mainly after the price more than prestige for record breaking. For Messi and Ronaldo, every season was about creating and breaking of records before even talking about the pay.

[HustleZ]

in fact i don't think we'll see it for a very long time, these players are phenomenal and made of a different stuff than the others, they gave life to an incredible dualism, they had the ability to keep their name high for years by winning everything they could win, truly amazing, i don't think we'll be able to see something like this again.

Their debate has ended a long ago but their dominance on football from 2008 to 2019 was something else. It will always be beautiful and remembered in the world of football. Even if there is a player that is better than messi there will be something that the player will never have and that is a rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo. They are undoubtedly the best players in the generation and have contributed very much to this sport of football

[GbitG]

Football has always had great stars, adored by fans, not just Pele or Maradona.
In the past, we also had great players and stars like Puskas, Eusebio, Di Stefano, Platini, Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Zidane, etc.
It's wonderful that new football stars will appear in the future and that future generations of fans will enjoy their games and goals, that is the beauty of football.
At the next world cup, 2030, I expect the most from Mbappe, Haaland and Yamal, but it is possible that some new great football player will appear to mark that world cup.
It's obvious that football is becoming an increasingly fast-paced and explosive sport, focused on results and profit, and less on enjoying the game and the fans, and that World Cups are becoming increasingly professional and slowly financially inaccessible to ordinary fans.

I know every time we saw that old players were replaced by new like we saw before Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo there was Ronaldinho and R9 and before then there was Maradon and Pele. But everytime new talented replaced their act for consoles the fan.

But bro regarding through Messi and Ronaldo I am just unable to acknowledge that like their role wouldn't never ever be replaced. History will never produce the players like them. This two are absolutely amazing like neither in this era or in past too we will never found a players like them.

These new players is just a party of partial shade of this trend wether it's a Kilyan Mbappe, Lamine or Earling Holland. Like they will never dominate for two or three decades on consistent drive...

That's what I believe...!!!!

[Ale88]

I agree with you. But my thinking is like Ronaldo and Messi were almost the same age and when they started their careers. There was not a gap of many years. But Yamal's career is just beginning. At this moment, it would have been more exciting if someone close to his age or who had started his career since the last world cup was his rival.

Mbappé is older than Yamal and has many great achievements in his career. Currently, his performance is not as good as before. On the other hand, it would be wrong to say that Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry was limited to their individual performance. They even played for Barcelona and Real Madrid in club football for a long time, where both teams were very competitive teams and the two best players were in their teams.

their position at that time was one of the best. And this kind of football rivalry has never been seen before. Now we may have to wait a few more years to find Yamal's real rival.

Wait, whose performance is not as good as before? Because I understand you are talking about Mbappé, right? How can you say his performances are not so good? He scores in almost every single match, if it wasn't for him probably Real Madrid wouldn't even qualify for a Champions League spot. He is an individualistic player, I'll give you that, but you can't criticize Mbappé: he must scores and he does it.

Mbappe is a player that’s good especially in scoring goals but comparing players is what I don’t always like because their are several factors that contribute to a player’s success or downfall and one may be the player himself, his inability to manage and maximize the support given to him and also injury can be another factor and the last factor is the team, Yamal is one of the players that made Barcelona’s project become a success and he has been very impressive and you see Real Madrid on the other hand have been struggling with coach for some seasons now and when we talk about last season alone, you will see Mbappe striving despite the problems the team was facing last season and you can see his efforts made a lot of difference in most games, but because he didn’t win or went far in the champions league or win the league or world cup with his team or country doesn’t mean we should write a player like him off. So there are situations that reveal a players talent and place him on a world class level regardless of his position in the team but his brilliance alone cannot win the title, modern day football is about teamwork and not depending on personal talents alone

As I said, I totally agree when we/you criticize Mbappé for being too individualistic, he is actually quite selfish and since PSG he always gave me the impression that he mainly cares about himself, not his teammates, and he is the same also with the French national team. But at the same time the other user was saying that "his performance is not as good as before" and that is just not true, I mean, just take a look at the numbers, he scores in almost every single match...

[Sally9256]

I know every time we saw that old players were replaced by new like we saw before Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo there was Ronaldinho and R9 and before then there was Maradon and Pele. But everytime new talented replaced their act for consoles the fan.

But bro regarding through Messi and Ronaldo I am just unable to acknowledge that like their role wouldn't never ever be replaced. History will never produce the players like them. This two are absolutely amazing like neither in this era or in past too we will never found a players like them.

These new players is just a party of partial shade of this trend wether it's a Kilyan Mbappe, Lamine or Earling Holland. Like they will never dominate for two or three decades on consistent drive...

That's what I believe...!!!!

It's satisfying that you mentioned it's what you believe. Everyone can have different beliefs only thing is that they can just disagree with one another.
What Messi and Ronaldo has done in football is really out of this world and it's almost safe to say we are never seeing a player like them again. Although i won't say I agree, I believe it's possible to even see a player who can surpass them in terms of talent and achievements, it might not be in this generation or the coming one but definitely in future I believe we can. We also thought it'd be difficult to see a player surpass Pele and Maradona but we did.

No one ever thought after Messi left Barcelona they will see a new player that can replace him so soon and lift the club but it didn't take long and there came Lamine Yamal. He's not up to Messi standards yet but he's the closest they have. He's still in his development stage so he might rise even higher.

[ruykeri]

in fact i don't think we'll see it for a very long time, these players are phenomenal and made of a different stuff than the others, they gave life to an incredible dualism, they had the ability to keep their name high for years by winning everything they could win, truly amazing, i don't think we'll be able to see something like this again.

Their debate has ended a long ago but their dominance on football from 2008 to 2019 was something else. It will always be beautiful and remembered in the world of football. Even if there is a player that is better than messi there will be something that the player will never have and that is a rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo. They are undoubtedly the best players in the generation and have contributed very much to this sport of football

I agree with you. When messi and ronaldo were performing at their best, all their fans were divided into two sides. And there has never been such a competition in football for such a long time about who is the best of the two players. Many say that two players cannot be at their best at the same time. But we have seen that the two best players in football history maintained their positions for such a long time. Trophy, individual achievement, public acceptance, everything was between the two. No player has been able to maintain their performance for such a long time, which messi and ronaldo have shown us. Now messi's achievement has surpassed ronaldo, it is okay. But it is not possible to say that someone better than them will be created so soon. Although there is a lot of discussion about yamal at the moment. We still have to wait a few years to judge correctly whether any player in the future can be like messi or ronaldo or not.

[Daniel91]

Football has always had great stars, adored by fans, not just Pele or Maradona.
In the past, we also had great players and stars like Puskas, Eusebio, Di Stefano, Platini, Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Zidane, etc.
It's wonderful that new football stars will appear in the future and that future generations of fans will enjoy their games and goals, that is the beauty of football.
At the next world cup, 2030, I expect the most from Mbappe, Haaland and Yamal, but it is possible that some new great football player will appear to mark that world cup.
It's obvious that football is becoming an increasingly fast-paced and explosive sport, focused on results and profit, and less on enjoying the game and the fans, and that World Cups are becoming increasingly professional and slowly financially inaccessible to ordinary fans.

I know every time we saw that old players were replaced by new like we saw before Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo there was Ronaldinho and R9 and before then there was Maradon and Pele. But everytime new talented replaced their act for consoles the fan.

But bro regarding through Messi and Ronaldo I am just unable to acknowledge that like their role wouldn't never ever be replaced. History will never produce the players like them. This two are absolutely amazing like neither in this era or in past too we will never found a players like them.

These new players is just a party of partial shade of this trend wether it's a Kilyan Mbappe, Lamine or Earling Holland. Like they will never dominate for two or three decades on consistent drive...

That's what I believe...!!!!

OK, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it.
However, football is developing and changing all the time.
Former football powers like Hungary, Austria or the Czech Republic are no longer on the football map, but some new football powers have emerged like Croatia, Belgium, Norway, etc.
Yes, Ronaldo and Messi marked an era in football, but football will not cease to exist after them and I'm sure we will see such football greats and rivalries after them.
Pele, for example, led Brazil to 3 world championship titles in a very long period between 1958 and 1970.
After him, we also had great football stars who contributed to the popularity of football.
However, nowadays, as Spain showed at the last World Cup, it is no longer so important to have football stars in the team, but to have a team with a perfect system and organization of the game, because a team is always more than the sum of its individual players.
France with Mbappe, Portugal with Ronaldo or Argentina with Messi couldn't win the world championship title, but Spain did, even though their main player Yamal wasn't fully fit after an injury.

[danadc]

I even think that maybe for the next 50 years there won’t be a rivalry like Messi and Ronaldo. Because this is a truly phenomenal rivalry that’s hard for other players to surpass, even players like Hazard when he was at Chelsea and Neymar when he was at Barcelona had their names fade and many said they came at the wrong time. The Ronaldo and Messi rivalry wasn’t just one or two years but over a decade. 

Right now, Yamal is often hyped as the next Messi, but I think that will be tough. Tough in terms of maintaining consistency every season. And Mbappe competing with Ronaldo and Messi isn’t even at the club level but in the national team. Even now, the top scorer in the World Cup is Mbappe and surely in the next World Cup he’ll score again especially since France is now coached by Zidane.

I agree with you on that. Messi and Cristiano have already made history in world football; it's something that goes beyond what Maradona and Pelé achieved in their time. What makes it even more exciting is that both players are contemporaries. Lamine is a very good player; he's made plays that are very difficult to execute, and he makes them look easy. That's magic, too.

Competition for Lamine? Mbappé, Endrick... we don't know if Cristiano and Messi's sons will be like their fathers, but there's a seed there.