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Comparative analysis : Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona

By Chiranjib Ghosh

Argentina's Diego Maradona during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter finals against England. Argentina won 2-1. (Photo by Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Argentina's Diego Maradona during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter finals against England. Argentina won 2-1. (Photo by Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) /
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There is an ongoing debate on who is the G.O.A.T

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 14: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates after he scores his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC at Camp Nou on March 14, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 14: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates after he scores his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC at Camp Nou on March 14, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) /

Both Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi have made history, broken records and won awards during their respective careers. The Argentine maestro are equivalent vis-à-vis honours received, except for the World Cup, which Maradona won in 1986.

There are a lot of similarities in their playing style too, but differences too exist. Lionel Messi is clearly one of the best of all-time, but here is why Diego Maradona edges him in terms of being the greatest player ever to touch a football.