renewnaija:

Our wise Mr know-all, why did he move if not ambition? Or do you want to compare trophy cabinets? Get your facts right else one can rightly assume you just started following this beautiful game out of peer pressure which most do nowadays.

cescjay:

it all depends on who wins the CL.
nominees: Messi, C.Ronaldo,Raul, Rooney,R.Giggs,Xavi,Inesta,Alves.etc.

ddippset:

when zidane, ronaldinho, ronaldo, rivaldo, baggio, weah, kaka, etc all won the ballon dor, they had the best and the best in their squads. this xavi and iniesta talk is the most unintelligent arguement in football. cristiano had scholes and giggs, now he has de maria,kaka,alonso and ozil. messi has xavi and iniesta, and stii has the highest assists in europe. nig**r  please. be smart.

vicenzo:


 Bros,your blood is boiling,i think you need some FRESH AIR,take a look at zidane,he stared for juventus,madrid and for france,ronaldo lima did the same for inter,barca and madrid.Messi performs only for barca and expects us to take him serious,and dont tell me about olympics because that is a junior level and messi wasn't the star man in that team,and dont give me the crap about barca being the best team in the world because as of now inter still holds that title,the fact remains that apart from barca messi has flopped at the senior level.

lekyar:

This argument being put forward that messi has to switch clubs to prove he's the best - which he is- is surreal and disingenuous. It just goes to length to show the level of envy and jealousy the proponents hold for team Barca. It's not necessarily a criteria. And if Barca messi is a 'flop' at country level what will you call Ronaldo at same level, Waiting.

PurestBoy:

All Messi haters shld do us a favor by hugging transformer & anyone who says Messi depends on Xavi & Iniesta is a fooool. What abt Dani Alves, Bosquet? Messi had more goals and assist than Xavi & Iniesta combined both last & present season, Was Xavi & Iniesta there wen he won trophies for Argentina at Junior level? He excel in Barca when there was no Xavi & Iniesta in d squad and was one of d 3 best at d age of 20, he was there wen Kaka won it, CR7 won it be4 he himself won it twice & now going 4 another one. Some people still believe Cr7 won it then because Messi had a long term injury & has always outshine Cr7 anytime they meet even in Portugal vs Argentima match.

vicenzo:

 eusebio shone for portugal and benfica at the top level,maradona shone for napoli and argentina at the top level,pele did the same for brazil and santos,these great players showed their talents for the teams they played for,c.Ronaldo did shine for realmadrid and man u,remember the onus here is not about national team,rather its about playing for two different teams at the top level.

 Messi has refused to leave barca,hence his only other chance to play for  another team at the top level is his national team,and so far he has failed to impress,olympics and under 20 are not top level footbal.Gosh! pedro is an average player,but with xavi and iniesta behind,he looks so good.

vicenzo:

eusebio shone for portugal and benfica at the top level,maradona shone for napoli and argentina at the top level,pele did the same for brazil and santos,these great players showed their talents for the teams they played for,c.Ronaldo did shine for realmadrid and man u,remember the onus here is not about national team,rather its about playing for two different teams at the top level.

Messi has refused to leave barca,hence his only other chance to play for another team at the top level is his national team,and so far he has failed to impress,olympics and under 20 are not top level footbal.Gosh! pedro is an average player,but with xavi and iniesta behind,he looks so good.

PurestBoy:


How did Messi flop at d WC? Maradona built d team on Messi yet Argentina had 10 goals 6 of which Messi directly assisted, he had 30 shots on goals, hit d bar twice, had most dribble in World cup, 2 goals were scored from his rebound & remember he played behind Tevez & Higuan. Apart from Enyeama, Messi was d best player against Nigeria even most folks dont know who scored dat G. Heinze scored but they recognise Messi impact. Higuan scored d only hattricks in WC against S. Korea which are all tap-ins but Messi was rated above him. What else could he have done, he was too fast for his Argentine team-mates could not understand his football flows. Shld we say Ryan Giggs is not a world class because he only plays 4 ManU & couldn't help Wales qualify 4 WC? Pls answer me u Messi haters.

ogazi007:

Messi will keep the award until he gets some knee problems, lol.
He will get tied of the award at some point and give it to me.
He has won the 2011 word best already,we are waiting for 2012 season.
Were xavi and Iniesta in the Agentina squad that won,under 20 and Olympics?
His consistency since he came into lime light is unbelievable.just try and google messi people.
HE IS THE FOOTBALL.

MrPrsdent:

m, E, s, S, i

dabraska:

renewnaija: your on point mhen, Messi is sure nt from dis planet,, Messi all d way, UP Barca,

PurestBoy:

Messi has 49 goals so far and statistically 66% of these goals are from his own individual assist besides d fact dat he's got more goals & assists than his teammates, when someone takes 2 to 3 defenders & score do u call dat an assist? If Xavi/Iniesta had strikers like Bendtner in their front would they be noticed? There4 witout Messi, Xavi & Iniesta's efforts will go unnoticed.

PurestBoy:

I'm an Arsenal fan but I have to say the truth here. Though it was just a friendly match but the clinical goal he scored against Brazil after taking d ball pass 3 defender is worthy to be noticed. CR7 is very good, I respect him but Messi brings joy to your eyes. CR7 shld be given d best player in d world award because Messi is not from dis world .