Samweli Mathayo
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Who is Lionel Messi?
Pelé: "I like both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but I don't think there is a fair comparison here. Messi has been the best player around for the last 10 years and he is a guy who is much more present in the game overall."
Diego Maradona: "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius."
Ronaldo Nazario: "Does Messi deserve to be called the greatest player? Yes, for sure."
Ronaldinho: "This award says I'm the best player in the world, but I'm not even the best player at Barcelona."
Paulo Maldini: "I think he reached and surpassed the level of Maradona. He does incredible things, at a speed that is insane."
Pep Guardiola: “It was an honour to be the coach of the best player I have ever seen and probably the best I will see.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Leo is from another planet. What makes him the best is that other great players have had ups and downs, like Maradona. He wasn't half of what Leo is at Barça. Messi has had so many good years in his career that he deserves to be called the best ever."
David Beckham: "Messi is simply the best player in the world. Messi is alone in his class as a player."
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar: "Who’s better, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Messi. Ronaldo is good, but Messi is 10 times better."
Gianluigi Buffon: "Messi is an alien, that dedicates himself to playing with humans."
Xavi: “It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind."
Raúl: "I was lucky that i played with Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Figo, but I think Messi is very different. He makes everything look so easy, so effortless - even the impossible."
Luis Figo: "For me, to watch Messi play is a pleasure - it's like having an orgasm - it's an incredible pleasure."
Michael Owen: "I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi."
Roy Keane: "I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Cristiano is good, but Messi is the best I've ever seen. I don't dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can't find them."
Wayne Rooney: "Messi is a joke. For me the best ever."
Gary Lineker: "Messi is the best passer, best dribbler, best finisher I've ever seen."
Alan Shearer: "He creates his goals from absolutely nothing. More so than anyone that I've ever seen."
Gerard Piqué: "Messi is the best player in history. He's very important in my career. Thanks to him, I've won everything. And as person, he's a 10"
Tostão: "Messi is better than Maradona; he is more complete, more consistent, more spectacular. He is reinventing the game – a mix of the real and the virtual."
Steven Gerrard: “He’s an incredible footballer. The best ever, the best there will ever be. It’s just an absolute pleasure to watch him.”
Frank Lampard: “My goalscoring record for Chelsea will remain till the day we sign Messi. He can break it easily. Comparing him with Ronaldo? He is better than Maradona."
Franz Beckenbaeur: "Messi is a genius. He has everything. When i watch him, I see a player who is very, very skilful, very very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's."
John Terry: "Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It's a pleasure to pit myself against him and when I finish my career it's something I can look back on and know I've tested myself against the very best."
Samuel Eto'o: "People often say to me they saw Pele and Maradona play. In the future, I will be able to say that I saw Messi play."
Radamel Falcao: "Is Messi real or a PlayStation footballer?"
Neymar Jr: "It is impossible to beat him. He is the best."
Diego Simeone: "Messi is number one. No other player today is even close."
Gheorghe Hagi: "Messi or Cristiano?
Cristiano Ronaldo is very good, but I prefer Messi. Messi is incredible."
Fabio Capello: "Messi is more of a genius than Ronaldo."
Antonio Cassano: "Messi is the greatest in the history of football.
Pelé: "I like both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but I don't think there is a fair comparison here. Messi has been the best player around for the last 10 years and he is a guy who is much more present in the game overall."
Diego Maradona: "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius."
Ronaldo Nazario: "Does Messi deserve to be called the greatest player? Yes, for sure."
Ronaldinho: "This award says I'm the best player in the world, but I'm not even the best player at Barcelona."
Paulo Maldini: "I think he reached and surpassed the level of Maradona. He does incredible things, at a speed that is insane."
Pep Guardiola: “It was an honour to be the coach of the best player I have ever seen and probably the best I will see.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Leo is from another planet. What makes him the best is that other great players have had ups and downs, like Maradona. He wasn't half of what Leo is at Barça. Messi has had so many good years in his career that he deserves to be called the best ever."
David Beckham: "Messi is simply the best player in the world. Messi is alone in his class as a player."
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar: "Who’s better, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Messi. Ronaldo is good, but Messi is 10 times better."
Gianluigi Buffon: "Messi is an alien, that dedicates himself to playing with humans."
Xavi: “It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind."
Raúl: "I was lucky that i played with Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Figo, but I think Messi is very different. He makes everything look so easy, so effortless - even the impossible."
Luis Figo: "For me, to watch Messi play is a pleasure - it's like having an orgasm - it's an incredible pleasure."
Michael Owen: "I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi."
Roy Keane: "I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Cristiano is good, but Messi is the best I've ever seen. I don't dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can't find them."
Wayne Rooney: "Messi is a joke. For me the best ever."
Gary Lineker: "Messi is the best passer, best dribbler, best finisher I've ever seen."
Alan Shearer: "He creates his goals from absolutely nothing. More so than anyone that I've ever seen."
Gerard Piqué: "Messi is the best player in history. He's very important in my career. Thanks to him, I've won everything. And as person, he's a 10"
Tostão: "Messi is better than Maradona; he is more complete, more consistent, more spectacular. He is reinventing the game – a mix of the real and the virtual."
Steven Gerrard: “He’s an incredible footballer. The best ever, the best there will ever be. It’s just an absolute pleasure to watch him.”
Frank Lampard: “My goalscoring record for Chelsea will remain till the day we sign Messi. He can break it easily. Comparing him with Ronaldo? He is better than Maradona."
Franz Beckenbaeur: "Messi is a genius. He has everything. When i watch him, I see a player who is very, very skilful, very very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's."
John Terry: "Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It's a pleasure to pit myself against him and when I finish my career it's something I can look back on and know I've tested myself against the very best."
Samuel Eto'o: "People often say to me they saw Pele and Maradona play. In the future, I will be able to say that I saw Messi play."
Radamel Falcao: "Is Messi real or a PlayStation footballer?"
Neymar Jr: "It is impossible to beat him. He is the best."
Diego Simeone: "Messi is number one. No other player today is even close."
Gheorghe Hagi: "Messi or Cristiano?
Cristiano Ronaldo is very good, but I prefer Messi. Messi is incredible."
Fabio Capello: "Messi is more of a genius than Ronaldo."
Antonio Cassano: "Messi is the greatest in the history of football.
