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They tried to lowball him when he's easily on par with Thiago and Gotze in terms of status as a player..more so in a Bayern shirt as he's proved it. Schweinsteiger is approaching his 30's and Kroos would have been a mainstay for years.

Could just be Messi is slowing down since he began playing in his teens so is older 'footballing years', like Cesc, Owen etc,,, Even if he's lost as explosiveness and can only play in bursts he can reinvent himself as a deeper striker. We'll likely see more of this from now on. Signing Suarez...

Great signing for Real. Bayern are idiots..

#free mascherano from playing cb

Hopefully offset by Lena Gercke. :p

Both. Arsenal team & wags just gets more prettier. :lol:

Only has a year left on his contract, so I guess he or Flamini will be the fall guy come January/next season. Helped stabilise us when we were in a bit of mess. Plus playing the deepest of the midfielders when it wasn't his best role. Brilliant professional with great lego hair. :worthy:

I bet Löw took Podolski along just for morale. He's brilliant. :lol:

Khedira ticks all the boxes. Plus his gf makes for an ideal replacement for Mrs Sagna. :p

Personality...what's that got to do with trophy hauls...Just saying Maradona has more character, its why people laud him more than Messi. I mean they even have a church dedicated to him in Argentina FFS! He also shot reporters. :worthy:

No shit, Ali is GOAT.

Maradona had personality, personality goes a long way. :p

The teams look similar...not brilliant but solid with a few outstanding individuals and one genius. One genius delivered on the final stage and one fell short. That's sport. Seems about right...

Make it happen Arsene. :party1:

Cannavaro should have won in 2006, but it doesn't fit the fairytale. The great man was supposed to return and lead France to another triumph and retire glorious. Same for Messi, doesn't quite correlate with what happens on the pitch.

It's over. :(

Who cares about the individual awards, the Golden boot is the only one that should be given consideration since it brooks no argument. Seems a thing more for the sponsors..

Ozil has been good, he has more a 'soft' influence on games. He's never going to be that player that dribbles and smashes it in from 25 yards. His movement,passing and intelligence are what define him. One of those players you've got to see in the flesh to truly appreciate.

Adidas dropping the $$$. Vidal incoming?? Each kit deals tops the one before it for clubs of similar stature but damn...When did Real and Barca sign their deals? Nike only have Barca left so next deal should be huge.

Well if this debate has to be had to stand alone, Messi has to win the World Cup. But who cares it's a TEAM sport...Pele was in brilliant Brazil teams whilst Messi has been in an brilliant club team. Drop some wisdom Socrates. Take out Pele and Maradonna and insert Messi and Ronaldo.