Calendars Quote by Joey Barton

Messi is the best that's played the game. Streets ahead of Maradona.

— Joey Barton

Messi is out of this world. Scoring 86 goals this year... In 2012. What an incredible accomplishment

— Alex Morgan

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

— Pedro

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

— Adriano Galliani

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

— Pedro

Messi is the best player in history and the best in the world by a distance.

— Jordi Alba

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

— Marco van Basten

Messi is unique. Inimitable and unrepeatable. Like him, one every fifty years. As a child, he fell into the pot of the football genius.

— Marco van Basten

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

Messi is extraordinary, even if personally I still think the greatest player who ever lived was Diego Maradona.

— Lorenzo Insigne

Messi will be the best in the world for many more years. Not just because of his goals - he also has made many…

— Frank de Boer

Messi is the best, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team.

— Ivan Perisic