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

[Check]

Speak for yourself bro.

C Ronaldo or Arjen Robben>Messi.

Until Messi makes other teams champions and completely rapes at a WC he will never top maradona.

He probably won't win a WC either as Argentina is an overrated team that will get smashed by any of the powerhouses.

By the sound of this post it sounds like Messi has underperformed when the lights are the brightest. This is another important quality that the greats of all time have. Under the spotlight the very best usually elevate their game and their teammates play. That was one of Micheal Jordans greatest traits(besides all the other stuff). In the biggest games and the most crucial situations he was able to play even better and it wasn't just in his prime. In college at the ripe age of 20 he won the National Championship for UNC on a game winning shot.

[DreamPirate]

Speak for yourself bro.

C Ronaldo or Arjen Robben>Messi.

Until Messi makes other teams champions and completely rapes at a WC he will never top maradona.

He probably won't win a WC either as Argentina is an overrated team that will get smashed by any of the powerhouses.

arjen robben doesnt come close to messi and c ronaldo doesnt rape with his countries home team either.

messi> cronaldo.

[Repeddled]

By the sound of this post it sounds like Messi has underperformed when the lights are the brightest. This is another important quality that the greats of all time have. Under the spotlight the very best usually elevate their game and their teammates play. That was one of Micheal Jordans greatest traits(besides all the other stuff). In the biggest games and the most crucial situations he was able to play even better and it wasn't just in his prime. In college at the ripe age of 20 he won the National Championship for UNC on a game winning shot.

Yep Messi has pretty much flopped at the international stage.
The reason why he is so good at Barca is because of the unsung heroes supporting him - Xavi, Iniesta etc. He can't have anything near that quality of a midfield while playing for Argentina.

[dj Ramos]

Doesn't soccer give out defensive awards? I don't mean that he has to cover the whole field but soccer has many 1 on 1 battles and I have never heard of Messi being a defensive wizard. IMO, if you are considered one of the greatest athletes of all time you have to be great at all facets of the game. If Messi is only great one aspect of the game he is in same category as a lot of great athletes but certainly not the greatest of all time.

I believe some other people were indicating that Messi had never won a world cup either. Now, when I'm debating the greats of all time championships don't weigh heavily because most sports are team games and one player does not make up a whole team but when you are comparing the greatest athletes ever, winning a title or multiple titles are very important. The greatest athlete of all time should be able to lead his team to a championship at least once in his lifetime.

You don't understand the sport.

You play your position, you don't swamp spots every game. That's basicalled saying Iker Casillas(best keeper in world) is a ****ty keeper because he can't play as a striker.

Your last sentence is true. Maradona brought championships in the teams he played, Messi hasn't, anyone that says Messi has brought those club titles himself is simply sucking dick. Messi is around phenominal players basically EVERYONE in the spanish national squad except like 3 or 4 players in starting line up?

Messi isn't the reason why Barca is a good team.

[DreamPirate]

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.

so you want messi to run down a soccer field to help defend and then run back up to attack? i can see you dont know much about soccer and he does do it all the time but its not his job.

[REASOЙ]

I apologise on behalf of all the football fans for this imbecile, he's just a troll ignore him.

You can't realistically compare players between sports.

Typical ******ed Rag comment,
I'm comparing the levels of greatness and talent, Messi surprises any of the athletes above.

[deliveryman]

One Name for you: Wayne Gretzky... if you took away every single goal he has ever scored in his career, he would STILL be the All-Time points leader by a comfortable margin

Regular season records (40)
Most goals: 894 in 1,487 games

Most goals, including playoffs: 1,016 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games
Most goals, one season: 92 in 1981–82, 80-game schedule
Most goals, one season, including playoffs: 100 in 1983–84, 87 goals in 74 regular season games and 13 goals in 19 playoff games
Most goals, 50 games from start of season: 61 in 1981–82 (October 7, 1981 to January 22, 1982, 80-game schedule) and 1983–84 (October 5, 1983 to January 25, 1984), 80-game schedule
Most goals, one period: 4 (Tied with 10 other players) February 18, 1981
Most assists: 1,963
Most assists, including playoffs: 2,223
Most assists, one season: 163 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule
Most assists, one season, including playoffs: 174 in 1985–86, 163 assists in 80 regular season games and 11 assists in 10 playoff games
Most assists, one game: 7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) on three occasions—February 15, 1980; December 11, 1985; February 14, 1986
Most assists, one road game: 7 (tied with Billy Taylor) December 11, 1985
Most points: 2,857 in 1,487 games (894 goals, 1,963 assists)
Most points, including playoffs: 3,239 in 1,487 regular season and 208 playoff games. (1016 goals, 2223 assists)
Most points, one season: 215 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule (52 goals, 163 assists)
Most points, one season, including playoffs: 255 in 1984–85; 208 points in 80 regular season games and 47 points in 18 playoff games
Most overtime assists, career: 15
Most goals by a centre, career: 894
Most goals by a centre, one season: 92 in 1981–82, 80-game schedule
Most assists by a centre, career: 1,963
Most assists by a centre, one season: 163 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule
Most points by a centre, career: 2,857
Most points by a centre, one season: 215 in 1985–86, 80-game schedule
Most assists in one game by a player in his first season: 7 on February 15, 1980
Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 1.18 in 1983–84, 87 goals in 74 games
Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.): 1.321 -- 1,963 assists in 1,487 games
Highest assists-per-game average, one season: 2.04 in 1985–86, 163 assists in 80 games
Highest points-per-game average, one season (among players with 50-or-more points): 2.77 in 1983–84, 205 points in 74 games
Most 40-or-more goal seasons: 12 in 20 seasons
Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons: 12 from 1979–80 to 1990–91
Most 50-or-more goal seasons: 9 (tied with Mike Bossy)
Most 60-or-more goal seasons: 5 (tied with Mike Bossy)
Most consecutive 60-or-more goals seasons: 4 from 1981–82 to 1984–85
Most 100-or-more point seasons: 15
Most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons: 13 from 1979–80 to 1991–92
Most three-or-more goal games, career: 50 -- 37 three-goal (hat trick) games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal games
Most three goal games, one season: 10 (done twice) in 1981–82 and 1983–84
Longest consecutive assist scoring streak: 23 games in 1990–91, 48 assists
Longest consecutive point-scoring streak: 51 Games in 1983–84 (October 5, 1983 to January 28, 1984, 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points)
Longest consecutive point-scoring streak from start of season: 51 in 1983–84; 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points (October 5, 1983 to January 28, 1984)
[edit]Playoff records (15)
Most playoff goals, career: 122
Most playoff assists, career: 260
Most assists, one playoff year: 31 in 1988 (19 games)
Most assists in one series (other than final): 14 (tied with Rick Middleton) in 1985 Conference Finals (six games vs. Chicago)
Most assists in final series: 10 in 1988 (four games, plus suspended game vs. Boston)
Most assists, one playoff game: 6 (tied with Mikko Leinonen) on April 9, 1987
Most assists, one playoff period: 3 -- Three assists by one player in one period of a playoff game has been recorded on 70 occasions. Gretzky has had three assists in one period five times
Most points, career: 382 -- 122 goals and 260 assists
Most points, one playoff year: 47 in 1985 (17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games)
Most points in final series: 13 in 1988 three goals and 10 assists (four games plus suspended game vs. Boston, three goals)
Most points, one playoff period: 4 (tied with nine other players)
Most short-handed goals, one playoff year: 3 (tied with five other players) 1983
Most short-handed goals, one playoff game: 2 (tied with eight other players) April 6, 1983
Most game winning goals in playoffs, career: 24 (tied with Brett Hull)
Most three-or-more goals games (hat trick): 10 (eight three-goal games, two four-goal games)
[edit]All-Star records (6)
Most All-Star game goals, career: 13 (in 18 games played)
Most All-Star game goals, one game: 4 (tied with three players) 1983 Campbell Conference
Most All-Star game goals, one period: 4 1983 Campbell Conference, third period
Most All-Star game assists, career: 12 (tied with four others)
Most All-Star game points, career: 25 (13 goals, 12 assists in 18 games)
Most All-Star game points, one period: 4 (tied with Mike Gartner and Adam Oates) 1983 Campbell Conference, third period (four goals)

[dj Ramos]

arjen robben doesnt come close to messi and c ronaldo doesnt rape with his countries home team either.

messi> cronaldo.

Laughable.

Do you even follow Robben? When he's fit ill even put him about Ronaldo or Messi no doubt about it. Do you not see Robbens talent? That guy is the heart of bayern munich, amazing footwork, perhaps the best left foot in europe, great freekick taker, takes penaltys like a champ, rapes at the international stage, rapes in his league.

I don't see how he doesn't come close to those two.

[Check]

You don't understand the sport.

You play your position, you don't swamp spots every game. That's basicalled saying Iker Casillas(best keeper in world) is a ****ty keeper because he can't play as a striker.

Your last sentence is true. Maradona brought championships in the teams he played, Messi hasn't, anyone that says Messi has brought those club titles himself is simply sucking dick. Messi is around phenominal players basically EVERYONE in the spanish national squad except like 3 or 4 players in starting line up?

Messi isn't the reason why Barca is a good team.

I must not get it because I don't think that is comparable. Of course a goalie isn't going to be a scorer because he is a in a confined area and obviously is too far to have a scoring change, just like hockey. I don't understand how a striker can't be a good defender in soccer though. I've watched soccer before and players are not confined to just one sport or to only push the ball. There is chances for scorers to steal the ball, push the opponent in 1 on 1 battles into bad angles or kick the ball away out of bounds. If soccer doesn't have awards for best defenders between strikers they really need to. I would assume that defense out of a striker would be a nice asset to have because it gives your offense more chances on offense because his foot skills might be able to create them by taking the ball away from the other team. I don't know the sport but in sports like soccer, scorers still play both sides and attempt to create turnovers.

[T.Horton]

somebody post wayne gretzky's stats and shut this moron up.