All time Quote by Adriano Galliani

Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.

— Adriano Galliani

The best player ever? Pele. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better.

— Osvaldo Ardiles

The world's best when I was growing up was Pele and he would have been a great player now, too, but Messi surpasses him.

— Graeme Souness

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Maradona has been the best player in history and for me, Messi is even greater than he is.

— Pedro

Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

— Michel Patini

To me, Messi is better than Maradona. I play with him, I see him every day, and to me he is the best.

— Pedro

Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history…

— Xavi

Messi is the best footballer in the world.

— Mauro Icardi

Messi is the best player in the world; he is amazing.

— Andrea Pirlo

Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at the moment.…

— Oliver Kahn

Lionel Messi is the best player ever.

— Graeme Souness