Forget El Classico, we've now got El Cashico. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were once foes in Spain for Barcelona and Real Madrid, a rivalry forged by tradition and titanic battles.
The pair traded Balon D'Or trophies, La Liga titles and Champions League crowns during a period where both the superstars and their clubs were at the top of the game. But it was never going to last forever and both made moves elsewhere in Europe that failed to live up to the billing.
Messi and Ronaldo were meant to bring European success to PSG and Juventus respectively but couldn't manage it. Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, a move doused in romance rather than realism, while Messi provided one momentous last hurrah when he helped Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar.
