Competition Quote by Zico

What can you say about Messi? A guy who has won five Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues and has scored 97 goals in a…

— Javier Zanetti

Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.

— Neymar

Messi wins games but, without the work we all do, he wouldn't be able to do so.

— Jordi Alba

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player…

— Johan Cruijff

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

I respect his decisions, but football without Messi is not football. It is very hard to imagine football without him.

— Neymar

For many players the opportunity to be able to play with Messi represents a huge incentive.

— Quique Setien

No one would ever take Messi out of a match if the teams are evenly matched. But it can be done in matches where…

— Gerardo Martino

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world.

— Johan Cruijff

Messi's start to 2015 has been unrivalled. His efficiency in front of goal and the amount of goals he has scored cannot be bettered.

— Gerardo Martino

Messi won 3 Ballons d'Or and is competing for another one. He will be the best player in the world until he retires.

— Sergio Aguero

There is no doubt about it, Messi's clearly the best player in the world. He's a phenomenon who has already won everything, but is…

— Marco van Basten