Messi: Compare me to Maradona when I win the World Cup.

I don.t want to compare myself with Maradona unless I win the World Cup.- Messi

Lionel Messi clearly states that he cannot be considered as the world's best player of all time until he has won the most prestigious award in football The FIFA World Cup. Most of the time Messi is compared with Diego Maradona and Messi has also passed Maradona's achievements in club level, but at the point of the World Cup when judging the Barcelona striker alongside the former Napoli great, Argentine Coach at South Africa 2010.

"The comparison with Maradona is a very prestigious compliment, but not one that I can accept yet. He did so much for the national team and I don't think any player can be great until they have won the World Cup. I hope that I can do that and I hope I can do that this June but until then I don't speak me as the best."Messi told to the reporters.


Maradona won the World Cup in Mexico 1986 at the age of 25 but Messi will turn 27 during the later stages at the Fifa World Cup. Messi has scored 354 goals in 424 appearances for Barcelona and has won 21 trophies at Barcelona, he states that his achievements should be considered great at the end of his career.

"When people say great things about you and the way you play the game it is always really good to hear but I have always said when I retire is the time to look back at what I have achieved, For now I am only trying to improve and winning things with my club and the national team." He added.