The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona. — Diego Maradona Copy Share Image
What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange. — Michel Patini Copy Share Image
You can keep all your Bests, Peles and Maradonas, Duncan Edwards was the greatest of them all. — Tommy Docherty Copy Share Image
Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play. — Adriano Galliani Copy Share Image
I have cried twice in my life watching a football player; the first one was Maradona and the second was Ryan Giggs. — Alessandro Del Piero Copy Share Image
I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he… — Ryan Giggs Copy Share Image
As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasnt made the World Cup since 1982, so I… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
For 20 years they have asked me the same question, who is the greatest? Pele or Maradona? I replay that all you… — Pele Copy Share Image
Stoichkov is a great person and an exceptional player... Only if we had him at Napoli... can you imagine the Stoichkov-Maradona attacking… — Diego Maradona Copy Share Image
Messi. 86 goals in calendar year and still 3 games to play! Best to ever play the game in my opinion just edges Maradona. — Joey Barton Copy Share Image
Diego (Maradona) has filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona. — Diego Simeone Copy Share Image
Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Copy Share Image
Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams… — Xavi Copy Share Image
I find it embarrassing when people compare me to Maradona. How can they? There is only one Maradona. People who say this… — Sergio Aguero Copy Share Image
Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at… — Oliver Kahn Copy Share Image
Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
Virtue is something you have to get good at, like playing the trombone or tolerating bores at parties. Being a virtuous human… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike.… — Franz Beckenbauer Copy Share Image
Even if I played for a million years, I’d never come close to Maradona. Not that I’d want to anyway. He’s the… — Lionel Copy Share Image
The myth about me as a footballer has grown: I am now the lost Maradona of Norway. — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
The best of all was Pele, who is a mixture of Di Stefano, Maradona, Cruyff and Leo Messi. — Osvaldo Ardiles Copy Share Image
Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele. — Michel Patini Copy Share Image
Only two players made me cry when watching football, one was Diego Maradona and the other Ryan Giggs. — Alessandro Del Piero Copy Share Image
He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing… — Ander Herrera Copy Share Image
Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else. — Adriano Galliani Copy Share Image
I've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has; people tremble in his presence. — Emir Kusturica Copy Share Image
...the last player I truly idolize... No other footballer is more worthy of the number 10 shirt than him. (on Maradona) — Hristo Stoichkov Copy Share Image
Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very, skilful, very clever… — Franz Beckenbauer Copy Share Image
Many years ago when I first started my career Maradona told me "to enjoy and play as you know", and that's stayed… — Lionel Messi Copy Share Image
I have played against (Michel) Platini, (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but… — John Terry Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best… — Roy Keane Copy Share Image
It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where… — Boris Becker Copy Share Image
![“Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history - Pele's Brazil, Cruyff's Ajax, Sacchi's Milan - but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best.” quote by Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fde/xavi-19356_ajax_leo-messi-is-the-best-player-of-all-time_649790.jpg)
