The Brazilian soccer star, Ronaldinho, refused to describe the Barcelona striker, who won six gold balls, as "the best player in the history of football", saying that he is "the best in his time, not in history." Ronaldinho, who played next to Messi in his final years in Barcelona, ​​when Messi was a rising player, considered that the saying "the best in the history of the ball is reserved for Brazilian legends Pele, Argentine Diego Maradona and Brazilian Ronaldo."
Despite stressing that he does not like comparisons, the Spanish newspaper "Marca" quoted Ronaldinho, who was speaking yesterday at a charitable party in Mexico, saying: Messi is my friend, and I am happy with what he is achieving, and he is a reference in everything for the Barcelona team, but he is not the best in history In front of players such as Pele, Maradona and Ronaldo.