Twitter Introduces ‘G.O.A.T’ Emoji to Trends on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

• The Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi epic saga has resumed on social media as Twitter has introduced the greatest of all time emoji
• The two greatest footballers of the 20th century continue dominating football discussions despite entering the twilight years of their careers
• The duo is however currently struggling to live up to their billing, with Lionel Messi yet to have an impact at PSG whom he joined from Barcelona

Microblogging platform, Twitter, has finally acknowledged Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the Greatest Of All Times (G.O.A.T).

G.O.A.T is an acronym for “Greatest Of All Time,” which is commonly used in sports when referring to players who are widely considered the most talented.

Ronaldo and Messi are the two most followed footballers on social media, and the question of who is better between the two has dominated the minds of football fans everywhere for the past decade.

And now Twitter has honoured the Manchester United icon and the Paris Saint Germain superstar with the GOAT emoji to trends pertaining to them.

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The GOAT symbol will show up when Ronaldo and Messi are searched with a hashtag symbol.

Twitter’s confirmation may finally bring an end to the contention that Messi is superior to Ronaldo or otherwise.

Now, the Argentine forward and Portuguese player are on the same wavelength – according to Twitter.

How Ronaldo and Messi compare this season

While Ronaldo's return to Manchester United has not quite worked according to plan, the Portuguese still boasts better statistically than Messi who is enduring a torrid time at Paris Saint-Germain whom he joined in the summer.

According to stats compiled by The Sun, Ronaldo dominates Messi in nearly every department - with the Argentine's only better stat being passing accuracy.

Ronaldo has made 28 appearances for the Red Devils this term - managing 15 goals and three assists. Nine of the 15 goals are in the Premier League, with the other six in different competitions including the Champions League.

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On his part, Messi has played 22 times for the Parisians, notching seven goals in the process and setting up eight others. Despite playing more minutes than Messi, Ronaldo still has a better goal ratio (153 minutes per goal) compared to Messi's 256 minutes.

Messi slammed for not tracking

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Lionel Messi was not at his best in PSG’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League first leg.

New footage has emerged showing the moment Danilo Pereira yelled at the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner for not tracking back to defend.

The former Barcelona captain was even rated 3/10 by French outlet L’Equipe after he missed a penalty against Los Blancos.