Messi is not greatest ever Player Said by Pele

Messi, 24, won the FIFA Golden Ball player in the world for the third consecutive year.

But Pele believes it needs to improve for Argentina and score more goals.

Messi - It's a great player from Barcelona, ​​but if he does not play for Argentina the same success

"If Messi 1283 goals like me who has won three world championships, has, we can talk," Pele told the French daily Le Monde.

Messi won the Champions League three times and five championship titles with Barcelona in the Spanish league.

But his victory only with the national team was the 2008 Olympics - and Brazil of Pele won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

The 71-year-old said: "I like Messi, who is a great player technically, we are almost at the same level ..

"It's a great player from Barcelona, ​​but if he does not play for Argentina the same success.

"People always ask me:" When is the new Pele is born? "Never. My father and my mother closed the factory."

Messi improve in international level Said by PeLe

Pele believes that Lionel Messi to improve even on the international level, before it can be regarded as the greatest football player ever to score more goals and to fit the largest in Brazil.

The Messi, 24, has already won the Golden Ball as best player in the world for three consecutive years. But in an interview with French daily Le Monde published on Friday, 71 Pele, said the star from Argentina to prove even more.

"If Messi 1283 goals like me who has won three world championships, has to say, we do," said Pele in the world. Changes in football. "Records are made to be broken, but it will be difficult to break me.

"People always ask me:" When is the new Pele is born? "Never. My father and my mother closed the factory."

Although many observers Pele and Diego Armando Maradona, one of the largest in history to believe, like Messi in Barcelona should be mentioned in the same group.

Messi has scored 55 goals for Barcelona in 2011 and has a total of 200 for the club. He was the top scorer in European Cup Final, scoring in 2009 and 2011, when Barcelona beat Manchester United.

"I like Messi, who is a great player," said Pele when asked who his favorite player now. "Technically, we are virtually the same."

But Pele was also quick to point out that Messi not shone for Argentina at major tournaments.

Surprisingly, the ability for a player to Messi, who is not in the 2010 World Cup and Copa America has scored a goal last year and has a modest number of 19 goals in 67 internationals.

"It's a great player from Barcelona, ​​but if he does not play for Argentina the same success," said Pele.

Pele also believes that may have had the opportunity to be better than Messi.

"Nobody knew that the foot was drawn, I was with both feet. I scored many goals with his head," said Pele.

However, Pele knows that the debate is about the greatest player in the history of the world are still differences of opinion.

"Some people could not say that Beethoven did not play the piano, others say that Michelangelo could not paint, and Pele play football," he said. "But we all received a gift from God."

Neymar not interested in Barcelona or Real Madrid

Santos star Neymar has made it clear he has no intention of his current club Barcelona or Real Madrid did in January.

The Brazilian national team is constantly connected with the Spanish giants, but he reiterated Neymar is happy with life in Libertadores Cup winners and Santos wants to stay now.

"At the moment I would say no to Barcelona and Real Madrid," said the attacker difficult in a press conference.

"I think Santos to go now. Everybody knows it's a dream to play in Europe, but we have to do more work in this club."

"I have a contract until 2014 and plans to stay at least until that time. I do not know yet if I go to Europe in 2014."

Neymar recently signed a new contract with Santos, who became one of the highest paid player in the world.

Pele is Remote control doll said by Maradona

Al Wasl coach Diego Maradona said that age begins to affect the trial of Pele.

Pele has triggered a debate with his claims that Barcelona striker Lionel Messi will never reach their level of excellence.

But at a press conference on Saturday, Maradona laughed comments, before the age of 71 target.

"This may affect up to an advanced age his thought processes," said Maradona.

"You can not blame the people, he has not done anything for 20 years. I have not even seen in a supermarket. I do not know what he's doing."

"Usually when you see these days, it is only in the ceremony with the president of FIFA and the appearance of a doll that is not driven by remote control," he said.

"His comments are not surprising."

Pele and Maradona later dispute is the latest in a series of mixed recover sensational personal attacks on the media, with Argentine and other South American recipe for his Neymar was a better football player than Messi.