Messi's dribbling runs most times ends with a good final pass or through ball or a good shot, while alot of maradona's dribbling runs didnt end with a shot or a good pass hence his average goal record for his legendary standard. Definitely Maradona. I'd pick Baggio and Cruyff ahead of Messi.
A seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, Messi has produced countless moments of genius throughout his illustrious career with Barcelona, Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain. An ultra-consistent performer, Messi has scored almost 800 career goals for club and country. Maradona, by comparison, scored fewer than 400 career goals.
One of the greatest ever to grace the sport, Lionel Messi has made a massive impact on any team he has donned the jersey for and his dribbling skill is the major reason for it. Whether playing for the Argentina national football team or Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Messi produces brilliance in every match.
Garrincha
While most football legends are remembered by the goals they have scored, this man is remembered for his sublime dribbling. He goes by the name Garrincha and is widely regarded as the greatest ever dribbler in the world of football.
Pele played a total of 92 games for Brazil and scored 77 goals in his career whereas Maradona played a total of 91 games and scored a total of 34 goals.
Messi has NOT overtaken Maradona as Argentina's greatest player after World Cup win, insists Zanetti. Javier Zanetti has insisted that Lionel Messi has not overtaken Diego Maradona in Argentina's hall of fame after lifting the 2022 World Cup.
Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is regarded as the king of dribbling skills in football.
Some of the most skilled players in the history of the sport are also some of its most popular ones. Players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario, and Zinedine Zidane are a few great examples of it.
Lionel Messi is the holder of the title 'King of football.' He is best known for his dribbling skills, tricks on the field, impossible goals, and never-ending determination to win the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo was by far the best dribbler in the world before Madrid days. Jehu Emmanuel François and 14,520 others like this. Admin forgot to mention that Ronaldo is 889 days (2 seasons) older than Messi. This discussion ends here.
Diego Maradona is a GOAT of soccer credited with scoring the best Goal of the Century at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, leading Argentina to victory.
The Argentine has scored more World Cup goals - 13 - than his two rivals, though he's played more games. Pele hit 12 goals at the World Cup and Ronaldo has notched eight times. Pele's ratio, though, sees him come out on top again; 0.86 compared to Messi on 0.5 and Ronaldo on 0.36.
Maradona will always be the greatest," the Frenchman said. "He won World Cup in 1986, narrowly lost in the final in 1990 and then in 1994 maybe would have won it again had he not been banned. "The crucial difference with Pele is that Maradona wasn't surrounded by great players; he had to carry the team himself.
What we do know is that the fastest official speed ever recorded belongs to Tyreek Hill. "Cheetah" reached 23.24 mph on a kickoff return against the Texans during his rookie season.
Messi is not just talented but has converted his talent into greatness. Neymar is a good player but Messi is a great one. Neymar plays great football but Messi is a great footballer. They have been teammates and opponents depending upon the situation.
Neymar is the most technically skilful player in the world ahead of Lionel Messi, according to Brazil legend Cafu. Messi and Ronaldo have collected an incredible 11 Ballon d'Ors between them over the years. But two-time World Cup winner Cafu has claimed Neymar is more technically skilful than the pair of them.
Over the course of his career, Lionel Messi has completed 2975 dribbles across the major leagues and the UEFA Champions League (2302 in leagues and 673 in the Champions League).
Messi is more of a well-rounded footballer than Ronaldo as his playmaking skills are pretty much on par with his goalscoring ability. In 805 appearances across all competitions in his club career, Messi has picked up 315 assists. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has provided 231 assists in 929 appearances across all competitions.
Keep the ball close at all times
Messi is such a good dribbler because it is virtually impossible to get the ball off him. He always makes it extremely difficult for defenders by keeping it so close to his body, almost as if it is attached by a short rope to his ankles.
According to FIFA it is Ronaldo. He fares at 33.6 kmph(and in the video below it's shown 33.98) compared to Messi's 32.5 kmph.
Roberto Baggio, Italy vs. Possibly the most costly penalty miss in world football history. Roberto Baggio needed to convert this penalty to keep Italy alive against Brazil in the 1994 World Cup final shootout. He missed.