The competition between global football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo reaches all levels. Whether who has more Ballon d’Or awards, who has scored more goals, or who leads in the social media impact, their rivalry is never-ending.

But who has sold the most jerseys?

The Argentine footballer who left Barcelona for Paris Zen Germain after years may not show his best face in Paris but his jersey sells like … crazy!

According to Euromericas Sport Marketing, in 2021, 1,200,000 Lionel Messi jerseys were sold in Paris. Cristiano Ronaldo remained in 2nd place remained (Manchester United) with 1,050,000 and the top three was completed by Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) with 970,000 shirts.

The players following the top 3 include Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) with 816,000, Kylian Mbappé (Paris) with 767,000, Erling Haaland (Dortmund) with 767,000, Karim Benzema (Real) with 699,000, N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea) 655,000, Kevin De Bruyne Man. City) 622,000 and Neymar (Paris) 547,000.

There are three Parisian footballers in the top ten!

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