"With Messi, I have this feeling that he sometimes throws himself to the ground too easily. He has to stay on his feet a bit more and complain less," were Cannavaro's words in an interview with Radio Marca.

"The world's best footballer is an Argentinian who, in his own country, has less fans than a referee" says Claudio Mauri in La Nación. The player is Lionel Messi and the article highlights issues raised by poor performances for his country, and his relationship with fans and national manager Diego Maradona.

Referencing other foreign-based players such as Carlos Tevez, Mauri points out that they have a domestic fan base: "All the players have fans in Argentina, except Messi, who left when he was 13 to pursue the footballing dream which he could not fulfil in his country.

"Gonzalo Higuaín was born in Brest, but no Argentinian fan would think of calling him 'The Frenchman', as they do with Messi when they provocatively call him 'The Catalan'." It's an antipathy that will not be overcome by merely performing better for the national side, says Mauri: "Messi could pay off this supposed debt if he comes to play for six months in this country ... proclaiming his happiness and refinding his roots."

Messi's father, Jorge, responded, telling the channel TyC Sports: "What happens to him in the national team could happen to anyone. It can be solved with work. Maybe they treat him differently in Europe. Here, we maltreat him and we batter him." Hernán Claus, of sports daily Olé, agrees: "Messi is right to feel maltreated because the criticism is not just about the way he plays for his national team. Instead, they've accused him of not knowing the national anthem, that he feels Spanish, that he doesn't love the shirt ... Instead of trying to help build a new idol, what we do is demolish him."

«Messi ou Ronaldo? São dois grandes jogadores, mas tenho uma grande lealdade para com Ronaldo e conheço as suas capacidades. É um jogador incrível, fantástico, com grande remate com as duas pernas, rápido e bom de cabeça», afirmou Ferguson, em declarações no The Guardian.

Sobre o internacional argentino: «Messi é um jogador diferente, mas tem igualmente uma qualidade fantástica».

«Se o Messi está a marcar mais golos actualmente, o Ronaldo foi quem mais marcou no ano passado. O nível de um craque mede-se pela ajuda que dá ao clube para ser campeão. Por isso, tenho de reconhecer que Ronaldo é melhor que o Messi», disse Henry.

O jogador do Barcelona acrescenta que percebe o motivo pelo qual comparam Messi a Maradona: «Quando o Messi está a jogar bem, pode fazer coisas que ninguém faz. Mas, volto a repetir: até o momento, o Cristiano Ronaldo é o melhor. No futuro...vamos ver!»

“It is Cristiano Ronaldo, for me.

“He can score, he is good in the air, he is fast, he can score with his left and right foot. He has all the skills you could want. I think he is the most complete player at this time. At this moment, he is my favorite player.

“There is not a lot to choose between Ronaldo and Messi, though. They are both players that don’t really play in a position, they just go onto a pitch and work their magic.

“There is very little to choose between them. But for me, Ronaldo has the edge.”

Messi > Ronaldo

Messi > Ronaldo

Tens noção que acabaste de assinar a tua sentença de morte não tens ??

.. não sei qual foi o desafio que deste ao @SCP Fan.


.. mas tu acreditas mesmo no que estás a dizer?

Tu realmente achas que as pessoas criticam-te por apenas julgares que Messi é superior a Cristiano?

Será que ainda não percebeste que é por fazeres da tua opinião uma verdade universal negando toda e qualquer oposição? É que tu quase que obrigas as pessoas a pedir desculpa por acreditar que Ronaldo é melhor que Messi.