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Lionel Messi will go down as the greatest player in football history – better even than Diego Maradona and Pele – according to Ossie Ardiles.<\/p>\n

The former Argentina midfielder claims Messi is similar to their fellow countryman Maradona – except better.<\/p>\n

Ardiles, who starred for Tottenham Hotspur during an admirable playing career and helped nurture Maradona in the national side, said: “I think there is only one player you can compare with Messi and that is Maradona, and in many ways they are very similar.<\/p>\n

“For some time I thought that Diego could never be surpassed, and nor could Pele, but no longer. I would now say that Lionel Messi will go down in history as the number one player of all time, the best that there ever was.<\/p>\n

“The big difference is that Maradona played in Argentina, then in Italy, while Pele stayed in Brazil, and during their time the pressures were less intense than they are now.<\/p>\n

“Messi is under pressure all the time, and has to play in incredibly high-intensity games all of the time, the Champions League being the perfect example.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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