Messi best in the world, but has no challenges: Rivaldo
Brazilian legend Rivaldo said Lionel Messi is currently the best in the world and he would have loved to play along side the Argentine.
“I would like to play with Messi, it would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences,” the attacking midfielder who won the La Liga title twice with Barcelona was quoted as saying by goal.com on Tuesday.
The 45-year-old also said football was far more difficult during his time and the current generation lacks the same level of competition. “In my time there were more players than today challenging for being the best in the world. I remember Figo, Del Piero or Totti, now you always hear about the same players and I am pretty sure I could challenge with Messi and Ronaldo because football was harder in my times,” said Rivaldo.
ROMARIO TO RUN FOR BRAZIL CHIEF
Former Brazil striker and 1994 World Cup champion Romario said on Tuesday he plans to run for president of the scandal-plagued Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on an anti-corruption platform.
Romario, 51, now a senator who has led congressional investigations into corruption in Brazilian soccer, announced his intentions four days after CBF President Marco Polo del Nero was suspended for 90 days by soccer world body FIFA. “No one has fought so vigorously against that gang than me, and so I am a legitimate candidate,” Romario said on Instagram.
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