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Who is the No 1 footballer in Argentina?

Lionel Messi

One of the stars of the modern era and the top goalscorer for both Argentina and Barcelona.

Who is the most famous player in Argentina?

Diego Maradona

What cannot be argued is that Maradona remains one of Argentina's greatest footballers. The small forward shone in his native country and the Italian Serie A during his illustrious career with Argentinos & Napoli respectively, but Maradona will be best remembered for his World Cup exploits.

Who is better Messi or Ronaldo?

While Ronaldo currently has more goals overall, Messi has the edge in the scoring department, with a higher season average (39.5 to 35), having hit a high of 73 goals in 2011-12.

Who is the legend of football in Argentina?

Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; 30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.

Can Messi play for Spain?

There was a time when Lionel Messi could have played for Spain rather than Argentina, but the Barcelona forward was always clear that he wanted to play for the country of his birth. Former player turned analyst Gary Lineker has said that Messi would have won more had he chosen Spain over Argentina.

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Who has more goals Messi or Ronaldo?

Who has scored the most goals between Messi and Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games while Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games. Ronaldo has played 149 games more than Messi in his entire career.

Who is better Messi or Maradona?

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.

Who is called God of football?

The football game has been graced by some of the most unparalleled talents over the years, but very few of them could be named in contention for the mantle of the god of football. So, who is the god of football? The answer would be Argentinian footballer, Diego Maradona.

Who is the soccer goat?

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the G.O.A.T. Index following innovative new mathematical modelling. Analysis of data by Dr Tom Crawford, Mathematician at the University of Oxford, identifies Lionel Messi and Pelé as close company within the Top 3.

Who is the king of El Clasico?

Lionel Messi is still the best player in world football, but only just. He is the undisputed king of El Clasico.

Why is Messi better than cr7?

Despite playing almost 150 appearances less than Ronaldo, Messi has claimed significantly more assists. The Argentine has provided 325 assists during his career, while Ronaldo has 229. Messi's play-making abilities have been unbeatable for years and his stats prove he is better than Ronaldo in this area.

Who has the most goals in soccer?

The Guinness World Record for the most goals scored in a specified period is 1,281 by the Brazilian great Pele, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Pele scored these goals between September 7th, 1956, and October 1st, 1977 — a period of 1,363 matches.

Is Neymar better than Ronaldo?

For all his ability, Neymar has never won the coveted Ballon d'Or, while Ronaldo has won it five times and Messi a record six. Indeed, Messi himself has made no secret of his admiration for Neymar and his huge disappointment when the Brazilian swapped Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.

Who is better Ronaldo or Messi 2021?

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals than Lionel Messi in 2021 and also has a better minutes-per-goal record. Messi played a total of 5,295 minutes this past year as opposed to Ronaldo's 5,347.