The plaudits for Lionel Messi completing football with a World Cup triumph continued as he was awarded a record-breaking eighth Ballon d’Or win in Paris, beating Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to the award.
Pope Francis has weighed in on the GOAT debate, but the Argentine has controversially not named compatriots Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona as his No.1.
When speaking to Italian TV show TG1, he was asked to pick between Messi or Maradona as the greatest player ever.Sandro Tonali subject of new FA investigation into betting breach after Newcastle move "They are the three I have followed. All three are great, each with his own speciality. At the moment Messi is very good," he
"He came to see me the first year . ended badly. It's funny, many sportsmen end badly, even in boxing. It's curious."'This manager is strong' - Ten Hag comes out swinging in tense Man United press conference"Messi is very correct, he is a gentleman," Pope Francis added. "Among these three, the greatest gentleman is Pele."He is a man with a very big heart. I spoke to him, I met him on a plane in Buenos Aires, and he is a man of great humanity.
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