The Argentinean star is considered to be one of the best players in the history of football and even the NBA stars recently praised the World’s Best Player.
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant recently praised the Argentinean maestro, claiming that he is the best player in the world.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 has been performing phenomenally for the Spanish giants, Barcelona. While being a part of the Catalan team, he has managed to win 14 trophies only under Josep Guardiola.
Lionel Messi rose to fame during Josep Guardiola’s reign as the manager of Barcelona.
When Guardiola joined the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 first-team as a manager back in 2008, he decided to make Lionel Messi one of the most important players in his team. Under his reign, the Argentinean star was the highest individual goal-scorer.
For the past three times, Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award, which is considered to be the most prestigious individual honour in the world of football.
There is not a single player who comes close to being as good as Messi. However, if there is one competitor for the Argentine, it’s the Real Madrid star striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629.
Both these players are currently favourites to win this year’s Ballon d’Or and While Messi has scored more goals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 has helped Real Madrid win the Spanish La Liga.
It is quite often when you see another footballer praising Lionel Messi as a player; however, this time round, the NBA stars have praised the pint-sized striker.
Speaking about Messi, Kobe Bryant said:
"Messi is the best! The best! I once had the opportunity to watch one of his training sessions and I really enjoyed it."
On the other hand, LeBron James said:
"Messi is the best player in the world. If he's not already, he'll be the best footballer of all time."
Even Kevin Durant spoke about the Argentinean star and said:
He's an incredible player. The best in the world. I've seen him play and he's truly incredible."
This season Lionel Messi has broken all the goal-scoring records. The Argentinean maestro has scored 73 goals in a single season, beating Gerd Mueller’s 67-goal record for Bayern Munich.
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