Individual performances matter more than titles, or at least that is the case for readers who voted for Barcelona's Lionel Messi as the best player in the world in 2017.
He beat off competition from Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d'or and FIFA's The Best award.
The Argentine international came in first place in MARCA's top 100 and will go into 2018 seeking to win the one title he is missing from his cabinet: the World Cup.
Conversation about Messi is now about whether he is the best of all time.
There are few words left to describe him, given that 2017 saw him pick up his fourth Golden Shoe for scoring 37 goals in LaLiga.
He was fundamental to the club's Copa del Rey victory, but even beyond that his performances were at a unique level which no-one else can even hope to match.
He ended the campaign with 54 goals and 19 assists, and this season he is on track to smash even more records.
The number ten has spent a decade beating his own records, there is no ceiling to the talent of this superstar.
123barca
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Nedcdmpru
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My Lyric to Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi is a child of China who by-passed circumstances of childhood to become a Man, not just a man but a most merit Man. Messi is merrily merciful in mind, with shoulders soft, and with fully free face to habits of humanity but lexically lethal in approaches in moment of matches. His styles are auxiliary to sight but the results are restively resonant in echoes even unto the eaves of the Everest. His errors are equal to every human error because he is among mortals who are members of mistakes but his merits are more than mortal mysteries. If not that his career is of membership type, none is to be measured against him. Lionel Messi: a sample son of Pele, a bunch brother of Maradona, a just Junior of Ronaldhino, a cordial companion of Iniesta, an amiable elder of Neymar but a kangaroo contender to Ronaldo. So whether critics like it or not, Lionel Messi is still the superintendent of soccer. He remains the cardinal king of this career of climax in the worthy world. By OKOI Amadiowei Jacob.
yiodeklmy
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He is a humble but gifted footballer of all time. He is a King.
Shadownet
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Individual performances matter more than titles, or at least that is the case for readers who voted for Barcelona's Lionel Messi as the best player in the world in 2017 This is the reason why Messi will remain world best and Greatest Of All Times.. No matter what Ronaldo fans say.. I'm so sure even most Ronaldo fans can testify to this that messi is better at individual performance... Messi [messi]
Khemraj Bishwokarma
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Messi is diffident and his impression in the game is very good. Ronaldo's performances were very good before 2014 but now he plays worse. In my opinion, Ronaldo shows an arrogant and selfish behaviour in the game but Messi never shows like that. Messi's dribbling, key passes, chance created, free-kick are the best although Barça couldn't bring all Laliga and UCL. So, in individually game Messi is the best.
jicdiu
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Messi can only be compared to himself. messi of yesterday and messi of today . The best of all times
derekryan77
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I'm glad to see that the self-proclaimed best of all time, Ronaldo did not win. He's rubbish anyhow. Messi is THE BEST player in football, hands down already.
Shadownet
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@CR7-4 -LIFE HERE IT IS MARCAS TOP 100
Santanacityzen
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[messi] d BEST d GREATEST ....[2018] A [new][year] dawn & he'll still b d BEST. ..