Why messi is the best player ever

Diego Maradona, another famous soccer Argentine to his credit, single-handedly delivered the cup with a string of hypnotic performances in Mexico in Therefore, until the pint-sized but likeable game-changing maestro delivers the cup of cups, his record achievements thus far would have an asterisk next to it. Therefore, while Lionel Messi is an unquestionably supremely gifted player and perhaps the best in club football currently, he isn't the greatest of all time.

Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. This is important due to the fact that he has now superseded Pele in regards to the top all-time goal scorer.

So, we are right to ask if Messi could very well be the best player that the Champions League has ever seen. One of the traits which serves to define talent is being adept at a specific activity when one is very young.

This is why it is not surprising to learn that Messi began playing football when he was only five years old. Not only did he exhibit a passion for the sport, but we need to keep in mind that his brain was able to adapt to complex movements; a very real reason why he makes everything look extremely easy. There are the bombs: legend has it that 15 explosives were detonated in Argentina on the day that Messi was born in Or how about this one: Barcelona decided they wanted to sign him because someone at the club saw a video of him juggling an orange and a ping-pong ball.

They were too expensive, though, so when Barca showed interest in acquiring his pre-teen son, Jorge issued them an ultimatum: you can have my kid if you pay for the hormones and you get me a job. Another legend: Barca were so eager to agree that rather than flying back home and doing it the formal way on club letterhead, they wrote up a contract on a napkin and got Jorge to sign it.

The rest is history, quite literally. The team itself redefined the way soccer was played at the absolute highest level. There you have it—our top 10 reasons why Lionel Messi can be considered as the greatest footballer of all time. Please share with us in the comments section below.

Re: point 2, Lionel Messi has not won a single international trophy at senior level. His two international honors are at under and under Olympic level. Table of Contents. Related Posts. Which criteria do you use to select best players. McCarthy July 3, He is without doubt the best player of all time.

No one, not even Pele comes close.