Barcelona had been hopeful of bringing the 35-year-old back to the Camp Nou, where he won 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns before a tearful departure in 2021.
But with Argentina's victory over France in last year's jaw-dropping World Cup final in Doha, the case was surely closed. In his final World Cup appearance, Messi scored twice as Argentina battled to a 3-3 draw in extra time before prevailing on penalties. While Pele's three World Cup triumphs remain unrivalled, the Brazilian icon's club career pales in comparison to Messi's.
The counter-argument of course is that Pele and Maradona played in an era where players were offered far less protection than the likes of Messi and Ronaldo. Burruchaga, scorer of the winning goal - set up by Maradona - in the 1986 World Cup final victory over West Germany has said simply that Messi is the greatest player of his era.
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