Endrick, a new football star recruited to Real Madrid, quoted Cristiano Ronaldo as his idol. This is also seen with Haaland, Mbappe, Saka, Vini Jr, Rodrygo, Kvara. So many young players today all state Ronaldo as an influence for them. Messi has more accolades than Ronaldo, but the only young players I can think that stated him as an influence is Julian Alvarez and Jude Bellingham. Why do you think most young players respect and admire Ronaldo more than Messi?
Ye Ronaldo is a hard worker and that helped him get to the top so that is to be admired. But what I don’t get is why people like his constant petulance and arrogance both on and off the pitch, like a spoilt brat that no one likes. How can anyone overlook this? Yet so many admire this. Another one of this ilk is Bruno Fernandes.