Messi is more talented then any American Football/Baseball/Basketball player ever...

[REASOЙ]

At the age of 23 years old he is the best footballer or "soccer player" of the last decade and highly regarded as possibly the best ever.

At such a young age, he done so much and the best is there is so much more to come.
This season so far his goal scoring record is unreal.

In 27 matches, he has scored 27 goals and has 16 assists.
Last year in 35 matches, he scored 34 goals and had 10 assists.

At the young age of 23 he has an unbelievable record of achievements already.
Won the La Liga four times, Copa del Rey once, Supercopa de España twice,
Won the Champions league TWICE ALREADY, Uefa Super cup and FIFA World Cup club once.

He won the FIFA U20 World cup with Argentina, Received an Olympic Gold medal in 2008,

His individual achievements are even greater.

Ballon d'Or: 2
2009, 2010

FIFA World Player of the Year: 1
2009

FIFA Team of the Year: 3
2008, 2009, 2010

U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1
2007

Onze d'Or: 1
2009

La Liga Player of the Year: 1
2009

La Liga Forward of the Year: 1
2009

La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3
2007, 2009, 2010

La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 3
2007, 2009, 2010

Marca La Liga Player of the Year: 2
2009, 2010

La Liga top goalscorer: 1
2010

FC Barcelona top goalscorer: 2
2009, 2010

European Golden Shoe: 1
2010

UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2
2009, 2010

UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 1
2009

UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1
2009

UEFA Champions League Final Fan's Man of the Match: 1
2009

UEFA Team of the Year: 3
2008, 2009, 2010

Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 5
2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2
2009, 2010

FIFPro World XI: 4
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3
2006, 2007, 2008

FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2
2007, 2008

FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1
2005

FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 1
2005

Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1
2007

World Soccer Player of the Year: 1
2009

World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3
2006, 2007, 2008

FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 1
2009

ESM Team of the Year: 4
2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10

Marca Leyenda: 1
2009

Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1
2005

UEFA best goal of the year: 1
2007

Name me one American Footballer, Basketballer player or Baseballer for that matter who can touch Lionel Messi, talent wise? None.

[DreamPirate]

i hope he wins a world cup too.

[Uturn]

No doubt Messi is an exceptional talent. Messi is the Tyson of boxing, accomplished plentyful already at a young age.

Messi will probably be top 5 GOAT in sport.

[REASOЙ]

i hope he wins a world cup too.

At the age of 23 he has at least 2 more world cups in him, I hope he does also. There will be doubters out there who question his greatness until he does.

[REASOЙ]

No doubt Messi is an exceptional talent. Messi is the Tyson of boxing, accomplished plentyful already at a young age.

Messi will probably be top 5 GOAT in sport.

He will be regarded by everyone as the GOAT by the time he retires, I guarantee that.

[Check]

Yeah, and then you woke up. So what, he's an offensive machine, that's only one aspect of the game. I don't know much about soccer but the best players in that sport seem to great on offense or maybe defense but never the best defender and offensive player. A guy like Micheal Jordan who is without a doubt the best player in the NBA was by far the best scoring threat in the league, the most clutch player in the league and arguably one of the best defenders in leagues history. It's one thing to dominate one side of the ball but it's another to dominate both. Not to mention in soccer the playmakers don't play the whole field and the spotlight is no where near as it is compared to the Jordan example. Jordan was the spotlight in a game that is 5 on 5, not 10 on 10 or whatever soccer is. Don't even think they are even in the same league. A guy like Bo Jackson is also more talented than Messi as well.

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

thread basically ended with the 2nd post.

[Money Shot]

The guy is like an artist on the pitch, nobody can touch him in any sport just now.

[REASOЙ]

Yeah, and then you woke up. So what, he's an offensive machine, that's only one aspect of the game. I don't know much about soccer but the best players in that sport seem to great on offense or maybe defense but never the best defender and offensive player. A guy like Micheal Jordan who is without a doubt the best player in the NBA was by far the best scoring threat in the league, the most clutch player in the league and arguably one of the best defenders in leagues history. It's one thing to dominate one side of the ball but it's another to dominate both. Not to mention in soccer the playmakers don't play the whole field and the spotlight is no where near as it is compared to the Jordan example. Jordan was the spotlight in a game that is 5 on 5, not 10 on 10 or whatever soccer is. Don't even think they are even in the same league. A guy like Bo Jackson is also more talented than Messi as well.

You serious?

So now you comparing how the sports contrast in relation to the greatness of the players?

Firstly, how in the hell could some who is 5ft 5inches be good on the defence? He is a striker/winger, His job is not to go running back and defend (in which he sometimes does either way.)
Secondly, A football pitch is 120 metres long with 11 players on each team,
A basketball court is 28 metres long with with 5 players on team. Its a more confined space with much less players. Obviously more is going to be expected from them in relation to tracking back and defending.

Thats a stupid argument.

[REASOЙ]

thread basically ended with the 2nd post.

How exactly?