Messi vs Ronaldo: Football Stars Declare GOAT Debate Is Over

• Football stars have taken to social media to end the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo debate
• Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in one of the most dramatic finals in history
• The Argentine scored twice, including a goal in extra time, but the game ended via penalties

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has finally won the trophy that has eluded him for his entire football career - the FIFA World Cup.

Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties after a completely ludicrous 120 minutes of football.

An appalling first-half display by Les Bleus saw them go a goal down when Ousmane Dembele conceded a penalty, after he tripped Di Maria inside the box.

Messi then stepped up and sent Hugo Lloris the wrong way from 12 yards.

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Di Maria himself made it two, after a swift counter saw a fine Argentina move end with Brighton's Alexis Mac Allister playing the ball across for the Juventus winger to score.

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe then grabbed the spotlight, with two goals in two minutes to pull France level and force extra time.

Messi bagged his brace in the 108th from close range, but Mbappe converted another penalty with two minutes remaining in extra time.

Eventually it went to penalties, and it went the way of Argentina, with Sevilla right back Gonzalo Montiel scoring the decisive spot-kick.

Footie stars end GOAT debate

After Argentina's triumph, a number of footballers took to social media to offer their thoughts on the Messi and Ronaldo debate.

AS Roma forward Tammy Abraham tweeted:

"The greatest of all time - thank you."

England and West Ham midfielder, Declan Rice tweeted:

"Lionel Messi. The Best Ever."

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Leicester City midfielde, James Maddison added:

"For those who know football know that tonights result didn’t determine whether Messi was the best player ever or not. But yet I’m so happy he did for the people who thought he needed it so now there’s no debate."

Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher tweeted:

"1: Messi 2: Maradona 3: Pele 4: Ronaldo 5: Zidane"

Messi breaks Drake curse

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported that football fans all said the same thing after Messi helped Argentina to World Cup glory, despite the fact that the nation was backed by infamous sports punter and Canadian rapper Drake.

On Sunday, December 18, Drake was trending on social media after it emerged he had placed an audacious million-dollar bet for Argentina to beat France in the final.

Fans who understand football and showbiz will be aware of the infamous 'Drake curse', which rose to prominence in 2016.