Career Quote by Javier Zanetti

I played against Maradona and he was a great player like Messi too.

— Marco van Basten

For soccer, it was Diego Maradona, and then another idol for me was Michael Jordan. To see them play and how that they could…

— Clint Dempsey

He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast.…

— Ander Herrera

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

— Xavi

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

— Pedro

My idol was always Romario. He was playing in Holland at the time and I loved him. His skills, technique, I loved him he…

— Rafael van der Vaart

Maradona? You couldn't match him, but you could learn a lot from him. I did not play much, but I did learn plenty from…

— Gianfranco Zola

He was so influential on every aspect of my game. I promise you - I would have been another Gianfranco Zola if I hadn't…

— Gianfranco Zola

Maradona was absolutely the best player I ever played with.

— Mario Kempes

Telling you the truth, I always liked Maradona.

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Maradona, yes! Diego was very fast, with good skills and brilliant dribbling. Many players are fast but cannot control the ball, but he was…

— Lothar Matthaus

I was lucky enough to play against Maradona. He and Ronaldo, when he was at Inter Milan - they were my toughest opponents.

— Paolo Maldini