Messi better than Maradona?

[dirk grout]

I am too young for this but did Maradona have as big a rival as Messi does in Cristiano Ronaldo?

 

Yes, there have been people good at football over the years.

[Razoray]

Was watching Question of Sport the other night and was shocked to hear Maradona never won the World player of the year or European footballer of the year awards.

The european footballer of the year award was limited to european players until they changed it in 1995 when George Weah won it. The 1st year that the FIFA world player of the year was awarded was in 1991. It just means at his peak he was ineligible to win either.

[Guest LFD]

Ah that makes sense. Thought it was strange.

[KevieG]

I am too young for this but did Maradona have as big a rival as Messi does in Cristiano Ronaldo?

 

Not really.

 

But thats not to say there weren't great players around. Maradona was just a level above the rest

 

Platini would have probably been second. He won 3 Ballon D'or in a row and got 9 goals from midfield to win a major championship. Something Messi and Ronaldo need to do.

 

Lots of other great players of the era Zico, Dalglish, Van Basten, Matheus to name but a few. But Maradona was a cut above everyone.

[Lario]

Lots of other great players of the era Zico, Dalglish, Van Basten, Matheus to name but a few. But Maradona was a cut above everyone.

 

Old football was way better than today's soft shit.

[jboy14]

Although not as good as Maradona can anyone remember Dragan Stokojvic.

 

The most underated footballer of all time.

 

Enjoy the Vid

 

[Skidfingers McGonical]

 

Old football was way better than today's soft shit.

 

Amen brethren.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Although not as good as Maradona can anyone remember Dragan Stokojvic.

 

The most underated footballer of all time.

 

Enjoy the Vid

 

 

Absolute diamond of a player along with Boban and Prosinecki.

[lifetime fan]

Absolute diamond of a player along with Boban and Prosinecki.

 

 

I'll raise you...

 

 

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[BCM]

Might have been posted before but will leave you watching these.

 

Personally think no one will ever touch him, although Messi is brilliant.

 

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[Jairzinho]

I'll raise you...

 

 

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...call.

 

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[KevieG]

Absolute diamond of a player along with Boban and Prosinecki.

 

Great players, I would also add Darko Pancev from his Red Star days, an absolute scoring machine in the late 80's.

[KevieG]

Off topic but if Yugoslavia hadn't broken up they would probably have come very close to winning world cups in 94 and 98.

[lifetime fan]

...call.

 

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Hagi was brilliant...no where near Stoichkov though.

[Code]

I am too young for this but did Maradona have as big a rival as Messi does in Cristiano Ronaldo?

 

You cant really take those before the 82 World Cup into consideration, but Zico, Platini, Dalglish and Gullit where among those considered among the best players in the world at the time.

[lifetime fan]

I'll raise you...

 

 

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"There are only two Christs" said Stoichkov, one plays for Barcelona, the other is in Heaven.

 

Stoichkov had an infamous temper and fell out with anyone and everyone, at various stages he had nicknames including the Dog, the Bitch, the Fool and the Dagger.

 

By 19 he was the most celebrated player in Bulgaria, however a year later aged just 20 he was banned for life for his part in a mass brawl during the Bulgarian Cup Final. This was rescinded a year later and Cruyff signed him for Barca. Stoichkov regularly clashed with Cruyff despite him being his childhood hero, he questioned the parentage of the Barca directors live on TV and told the media during pre-season "I will not speak to any of you bastards until November". He was banned in 1992 for two months for stamping on an officials foot.

 

However every time has was forgiven by his fans as he fired Barca to four league titles and Bulgaria to the semi finals of USA 94. He paid for the 1992 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final to be shown in Bulgaria.

 

When overlooked for the European Footballer of the Year Award in 1992 he said, "Silvio Berlusconi used his influence to have Van Basten win. Van Basten is an incredible player, but I deserved the Golden Ball and Van Basten recognised that".

 

Stoichkov was famous for wearing the number 8 shirt. In his final appearance for CSKA in his homeland, Stoichkov wore the number 4 shirt - the number of goals he had scored against great rivals Levski Sofia the week before.