Cristiano Ronaldo 1-of-1 Panini Kaboom Card Sells For Record at Auction, Trails Only Lionel Messi

On the day that Cristiano Ronaldo finally won a Saudi Pro League title with Al-Nassr, one of his trading cards also set a new record.

According to Fanatics, Ronaldo's 2018 Panini Kaboom! card from his time with Juventus sold for $1.3 million, setting a new record for Ronaldo cards and becoming the second-highest sale for a soccer card behind only the 2004-05 Panini Mega Cracks Lionel Messi rookie card that sold for $1.5 million in 2025.

It's only fitting that Messi and Ronaldo, the two best players of their generation and rivals throughout their careers, would be top-two in the trading card department (and many would probably note that Messi, the GOAT, is rightfully No. 1 in those rankings).