Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry has been the talk of the previous decade or so for football fans across the world.
The Argentine maestro and the Portuguese gladiator have gifted football lovers innumerable moments to cherish and are still proving so despite their involvements in much lesser leagues of the football realm.

Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays his football in Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr, whereas Messi is currently at MLS outfit Inter Miami. Both players have tasted silverware with their new club. Ronaldo's Al Nassr went on to win the Arab Club Champions Cup, whereas Messi came and conquered with Inter Miami as they won the Leagues Cup.
Although the two gladiators of football don't meet against each other anymore, the rivalry still stands and often their performances at their current clubs get compared.
There were a lot of talks after both Ronaldo and Messi made their moves to their respective clubs. The Portugal star left Manchester United to join Al Nassr, likewise the Argentine also took his plight to Inter Miami from French giants PSG.
Both Al Nassr and Inter Miami were pretty unknown outfits to the majority of the world, but the presence of these global stars have definitely hiked their global status.
Lionel Messi's club Inter Miami has become the most searched Sports Team on Google in 2023. The USA-based club has beaten the giants of World football to be the most enquired outfit, outnumbering the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal and others.
Inter Miami have beaten Al Nassr in the search volume, as the Saudi club came 3rd in the rankings. Cristiano Ronaldo's club is not far behind though in third, just separated by Los Angeles Lakers in the second spot.
Argentina has had the most searches for Inter Miami in 2023 among the moderate and high search volume countries in the world. Messi's country is followed by USA, El Salvador, Cuba and Guatemala.
Al Nassr similarly has been the most popular in Saudi Arabia. Apart from the Saudis, Egypt, Oman, Turkey and Portugal occupy the top five search hotspots for Al Nassr FC.
Al Nassr do have a lead over Inter Miami when it came to search volumes in India. The Saudi club has a 72% search query compared to Inter Miami's 28% in India.
Indian state Manipur had the biggest search percentage for Al Nassr compared to Inter Miami, whereas Nagaland had the best search percentage for Inter Miami among the Indian sub-regions.