Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has explained why he rates Diego Maradona ahead of Lionel Messi.
Rummenigge, now honorary president of Bayern Munich, was very clear yesterday when asked, after the Champions League match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli (0-2), whether he prefers Maradona as a footballer or PSG star Messi.
Speaking to Il Corriere dello Sport, the former German international responded openly: "Between Maradona and Messi, I choose Diego.
"He was always beaten by his rivals." And he immediately justified his statement: "Leo is protected by rules and referees."
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vomabdmry
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if you know football, you can see that Messi is a genius.
wuacmprtuy
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What Rummenigge said is definitely true. Maradona was hacked left & right but still produced classy genius football. His 2nd goal against England in the 1986 WC is the greatest goal in WC history!
Peterbreezy41
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Messi rivals and haters will always look for new excuses for not choosing him , even when the dude is a World Cup winner 🥇, anyways it’s the reason u guys are called haters , so keep on hating
Tondabowy
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Messi would’ve score more goals and many assists without offside like the time of Pele and Maradona
leseiloy
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What Rummenigge said is definitely true. Maradona was hacked left & right but still produced classy genius football. His 2nd goal against England in the 1986 WC is the greatest goal in WC history!
you call this a normal child play in your area
Mangisha
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bro this fifa goat fans won't accept it
Do u realise that Ronaldo isn't even in the debate?
Football⚽/Fan
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Football harder now???
technically football is harder Now,,, less spaces 🌌🚀 in defensive area.. solid midfielders with defensive mindset.. in past you can won anything singlhandly, but nowadays you need a team to win something big...
Vipacnrz
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Messi would’ve score more goals and many assists without offside like the time of Pele and Maradona
offside existed when maradona and pele played but still yes, football is way harder now than it was back then . if messi had the same amount of space maradona and pele had , he'd have 1000 solo goals by now .