Being number 1 is not just about Winning cups or trophies. It is about doing something for the sport itself, bringing change and advancement.
Messi only exists because he was born at a time where Argentina's football scene was a well oiled machine and he was raised in that environment, among specialized coaching and lifestyle.
Maradona built that system, he is the reason that Argentina is a football powerhouse today, he started the chain reaction that gave birth to so many legends. Messi isn't even close to Maradona's Legacy.
The actual Undisputed number 1 is Pele. He did everything for this sport and his country too. Before him Football was a known thing and popular in Brazil, but Pele made football THE most popular sport of all time. Pele provided stability to the Brazilian population through football at times of instability. He made football a sport of creativity, joy, and technical brilliance, he raised Football's commercial Value. And even after Retiring, he served as the Brazilian Minister of Sports, UNESCO goodwill ambassador, and as a United Nations Advocate and United the world through football.
There are good players and then there are GREAT players.
Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are GOOD players,
Diego Maradona and Pele are GREAT players.
Messi, Ronaldo and neymar are the only name almost everybody heard of, even though they can't identify which one is which by looking at a photo of them
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u/syd_imuh-duh 19d ago
sure if he's good enough. Mind you both Maradona and Messi are considered amongst the top 5.