# Is Messi Better Than Maradona? Debate on Football’s Greatest Players

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2069217190989959234
- Source account: [@Romariotv_ofc](https://x.com/Romariotv_ofc)
- Source language: Portuguese
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:11
- Published: 2026-06-23
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players) For me, Messi is in the top five of all-time history, worldwide, and he is and always will be.

[0:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=6) Now, there are these five guys who, for me, are up there.

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=11) Pelé, Maradona, Messi… You, Cristiano… Yeah, there are a few others who could be there, but…

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=18) I'll take myself out of this so he can feel completely at ease.

[0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=20) No, you would easily be in there if it were about center forwards.

[0:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=24) Man, you and me, who was a better center forward than the two of us?

[0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=29) And those guys weren't center forwards like we were.

[0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=33) We need to find a criterion to discuss this.

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=37) Once we find a criterion, we can go deeper, but like…

[0:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=41) Let's keep some guys on standby to get in there.

[0:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=44) From that group, how do we do it? Just choose one without any criteria?

[0:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=47) One, the best in history, overall. The guy who scored the most goals.

[0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=52) Right-foot goals, left-foot goals. You can't do that, man.

[0:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=56) And, man, we saw a ton of Maradona too. Messi is an absolute genius, wonderful.

[1:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=64) But I don't know if he was better than Maradona.

[1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/OYCES1Vgu2ei/en/is-messi-better-than-maradona-debate-on-football-s-greatest-players?t=68) I saw a lot of Maradona too.