‘Messi is set to become a legend’ – Mascherano

Goal :    Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano believes that his team-mate and fellow Argentine Lionel Messi will go down as one of football’s all-time legends.

The 25-year-old scooped a record-breaking fourth Ballon d’Or on Monday, and the former Liverpool man feels his compatriot’s achievements will give him a place in the history books.

“Messi is set to become a legend,” he told reporters at a press conference.

“He’s 25 and he has done things that no one else had managed before in history.”