Changelog
What changed on this Messi vs Ronaldo site, and when.
Every meaningful refresh of the data and every notable improvement to the site. Most-recent first.
- Data
Career totals reconciled against independent sources
Every headline figure was re-verified against at least three independent authorities and corrected to the published consensus. Messi: 929 goals (was 919), 424 assists (was 416), 1,175 appearances (was 1,112). Ronaldo: 979 goals (was 975), 291 assists (was 280), 1,337 appearances (was 1,291). Sources: the Wikipedia career-achievements articles for both players, contemporaneous match reporting of Messi's 100th Inter Miami goal (2026-09-16) and Ronaldo's 979th (2026-09-10), Inter Miami CF's own milestone announcement, and ronaldostats.app's hand-compiled match log. Two club stints that had been frozen since June were updated at source — Messi at Inter Miami (100 goals in 115 games, was 56 in 78) and Ronaldo at Al Nassr (132 in 156, was 96 in 110) — which is where most of the appearance shortfall came from. The /international page was also showing 192 and 226 caps in its summary card while its own table showed the correct 207 and 233; every caps figure on the site now reads from one source. The visible "Updated" date is now derived from the data snapshot itself rather than typed in by hand, and the build refuses to run on a snapshot older than the staleness guard.
- Data
2026 World Cup added
Full 2026 World Cup update: career goal, assist and appearance totals refreshed from the live feed; the tournament added to the World Cup and international tables; the Spain 1–0 Argentina final recorded; and new timeline moments, all-time records and FAQ answers. Messi reached the final (8 goals, 4 assists) while Ronaldo's Portugal exited in the round of 16 — both players' last World Cup.
- Site
Site relaunch with full Messi vs Ronaldo coverage
Fresh design, 20 dedicated pages, an interactive stat comparator, a Ballon d'Or year-by-year table and dynamic per-page OG images.
- Data
Career totals refreshed through April 2026
Goal, assist and appearance counts updated for the 2025–26 season run-ins at Inter Miami and Al Nassr. Hat-trick + free-kick splits also revised.
- Feature
Per-page Open Graph images
Each major page now generates its own dynamic OG card so social shares preview with the right numbers instead of a generic brand image.
- Data
2024 Ballon d'Or added
Rodri's 2024 Ballon d'Or win added to the year-by-year table. Neither Messi nor Ronaldo on the 30-man shortlist that year.
- Data
Career goal totals after 900
Ronaldo's career goal total updated past the 900-goal milestone reached on September 5, 2024. Messi total adjusted for the Copa America 2024 run.
- Feature
Records page expanded to 35 entries
Records reorganised into six categories: Goals, Competitions, Awards, International, Single season and Longevity. Each gets its own section with anchors.
- Data
Copa America 2024 added
Messi's second consecutive Copa America title (his seventh major senior international trophy) reflected across International, Trophies and Timeline.
- Data
Eighth Ballon d'Or for Messi
Following the 2022 World Cup win, Messi's record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or added to the Ballon d'Or page and the all-time records list.
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