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Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before." (www.planetfootball.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pele is undoubtedly one of the greatest but he's more of a pioneer because he did everything before anyone else, but for me, Messi edges it. As for influence, Cruyff literally changed the way football is played, so I think it's fair to call him the most influential.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

We can't compare players due to era differences, but we can compare careers - Imagine watching Messi get his third World Cup title now instead of his first. That's why Pelé will edge it for me until someone has a career like Messi's and Pelé's club career coupled with total dominance at the national team level too.