WHAT GREAT PLAYERS GOT SAY ABOUT LEO MESSI

LETS START OF WITH HIS TEAM MATES;
XAVI;...It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind."

Arda Turan-"I have never seen anyone like Leo Messi. He is a miracle from God! I like it when he does his things on the field. It's not jealousy - I feel good, for instance, when he nutmegs someone."

Carles Puyol-"This Barca will be remembered as Messi’s Barca. He’s well above anything else I’ve ever seen. He’s an alien." - Messi's former team-mate

Samuel Eto'o-"Messi is God, as a person and even more as a player. I knew him when he was a boy and I’ve watched him grow. He deserves it all."

Javier Mascherano-"Although he may not be human, it’s good that Messi still thinks he is."

Thiago Alcantara-"We give him the ball and stand back and watch. People often say to me they saw Pele and Maradona play. In the future, I will be able to say I saw Messi play."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic-
"Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he’s still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, Then we would have serious problems." -

• Gerard Pique-It feels good to be in the same generation as him. I believe he’s the best player in the history of the sport."
• Dani Alves-"Messi has a divine gift."
  AND WHAT PLAYERS FROM DIFFERENT HAVE TO SAY;
  "Once they said they can only stop me with a pistol. Today you need a machine gun to stop Messi." - Hristo Stoichkov

"Messi is the Mozart of football." - Radomir Antic

"For me, to watch Messi play is a pleasure – it’s like having an orgasm – it’s an incredible pleasure." - Luis Figo
"They tell me that all men are equal in God’s eyes, this player makes you seriously think about those words." - Football commentator Ray Hudson

"Newton and Einstein had a certain level of autism - I hope that, like them, Messi surpasses himself every day and continues to give us his beautiful brand of football." - Romario

"Life with Leo is prettier, of another colour." - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu

"There are three or four important things in life: books, friends, women… and Messi." - Portuguese writer Antonio Lobo Antunes

"Barca will never have a player like Messi again. Messi’s greatness is present on and off the field of play." - ex-Barcelona president Sandro Rosell

Seeing Messi play is like watching a video game… What Messi does on a football field is simply unthinkable… The way he walks from side to side, and once he sees an opportunity, he simply creates magic." - tennis superstar Victoria Azarenka
"He is an anomaly. The rest will have to wait until he falls off a little bit.” - Dutch legend Edgar Davids

"At this point I’m starting to believe that Messi is tightly related to Clark Kent." - Israeli model Bar Rafaeli

"Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary." - Franck Ribery
"He is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal. So as a football fan, just enjoy the show." - Zinedine Zidane

"He sees passes that most people can only see whilst watching the game on TV, not ones that you can normally see on the pitch." - ex-Barcelona manager Tata Martino

"He does not really seem human to me." - Luis Enrique

"For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is a role model for children around the world… Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d’Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He’s in a different league." - Johan Cruyff

"I have played against Platini, Maradona, Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. He’s in a league of his own." - Former Tottenham star Gerry Armstrong

"Diego [Maradona] filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona." - Diego Simeone

"There is no doubt, you’re from another galaxy. Thanks Leo." - Maxi Rodriguez

"Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi." -Arsene Wenger

"I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius." - Diego Maradona

"I like Messi a lot, he’s a great player. Technically, we’re practically at the same level." - Pele