A group of former and current soccer players believe that Argentina’s World Cup victory has ended the debate over Lionel Messi’s superiority throughout history, deeming him “the best ever”.
Lionel Messi led his country to winning the 2022 World Cup at the expense of France 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 tie in the original and extra periods, as he scored 7 goals in the tournament and made 3.
England duo Declan Rice and Tammy Abraham wrote on Twitter: Messi is the best ever, while former England international Alan Shearer celebrated Argentina and Messi’s victory via a tweet.
Former England and Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes that Messi is the best player in history, and wrote: Messi first and Maradona second.
Boxer-turned-YouTuber Jake Paul wrote: Messi is the greatest athlete of all time.
