LeBron James was asked to name his favourite football players and listed several, but didn't include Lionel Messi on his list.
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He instead named some of the other top players in the world, plus the Liverpool shareholder picked the entire Reds team too.
"I've got a few," he replied when asked about who he thought the best football players were during an Instagram Live question and answer session.
"First of all, every player on Liverpool.
"[Kylian] Mbappe, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo...
"Those guys are legends, I love those guys.
"I love Cristiano Ronaldo, I love Neymar, I love Mbappe."
When the basketball superstar asked around in the room for other answers, Messi was quickly suggested.
"Messi, for sure," he admitted.
"Lionel Messi, legend."
He also mentioned Zlatan Ibrahimovic, joking about how crazy the Swede is.
Honcho__
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How could he forget Messi, oh!! He's very tall and Messi is short so he could not see Messi
animac
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LeBron first had doubts about Messi being a human from earth. But then he decided that Messi is indeed a human from Earth and mentioned him quickly
THEBLAUGRANA
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LeBron missed quickly ❌❌ LeBron corrected quickly ✔️✔️
nnâëmëè
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LISTEN, IT MAY NOT BE ABOUT QUICKLY CORRECTING LeBron James...it's about knowing that all these players he chose are his best maybe because they've really played in different clubs and with different teams and in different leagues and found their legs too, leaving out Messi who has been and will always be a one club man...of a truth, legendary status in football shouldn't be considered with someone like Messi.
Dinocap
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He said FAVORITE, not BEST. Big difference there.
THEBLAUGRANA
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take off your mask LeBron...we know you are Cristiano 😂😉
Adu2473
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If you want to get the attention of the World, Just skip the name of 1 of these 2 G.O.A.T's from your favourite Footballers list
djbendek
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Forgetting Messi is not a Hazard, but forgetting Lord Lingard is unforgivable 😡