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Ronaldo, 38, and Messi, 36, rewrote the record 🍏 books, redefined greatness and took the sport to new plateaus. Soccer is more popular, more profitable and better-played than at 🍏 any point in its history, and Ronaldo and Messi, who defined an era if not an entire sport, are big 🍏 reasons why.

Numbers don’t tell the whole story, however; it’s what those numbers add up to that really determines greatness.

Inexplicably Mbappe, 🍏 the youngest player ever nominated for a Ballon d’Or, has never won soccer’s top individual prize, finishing as high as 🍏 third in the voting just once. That was this year, when Messi claimed the prize for a record eighth time.

Haaland, 🍏 second in the Ballon d’Or balloting, has seen his brilliance so far confined to his club career. Last season, his 🍏 first in the Premier League following two seasons in Norway and three others shared between the Austrian and German Bundesligas, 🍏 Haaland guided Manchester City to a European treble, scoring 52 times in 53 matches. He already has 19 goals in 🍏 22 appearances in all competitions this season, trailing Mbappe, who has two more goals in the same number of games. 🍏 Over his last four full seasons, Haaland has scored 178 club goals in 179 appearances.