Gary Lineker’s categorical praise for Lionel Messi: “Is there still a debate about whether he is the best of all time?”

Former England striker and British football commentator Gary Lineker always praised the Argentine star, Lionel Messibut today he took a bigger step after the impeccable performance of Rosario in the victory that allowed the albiceleste team to advance to the final.

And with Argentina’s consummate 3-0 win against Croatia, he condemned: “Is there still a debate? I’m asking about the GOAT.” That definition, which in English is formed with the same letters as “goat”, refers to the initials of “greatest of all time”.

Prior to that tweet, Lineker jokingly tweeted, “I may have said this already, but Messi is pretty good.”

Leo was decisive in this Tuesday’s game, making the team play, opening the scoring by scoring the penalty, providing assists and holding the ball when the team needed it most. An energetic and superlative work.

A “habitué” of praising Messi

It is not the first time that Lineker has praised Lionel Messi excessively and in 2018, in an interview with Barsa TV, said that “he is not human” and that he considers him the “best footballer in the world”.

“He’s the best player who has never put on football boots. He seems to see the games from above and, at the same time, is playing them. He’s not human,” he defined about Rosario’s 10.

And he insisted: “He’s a team player who doesn’t fall for provocations.” “After all, he is a great example for the world of football and for all the young people who play this sport,” explained Lineker.

English was the top scorer at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and is currently a BBC commentator. Ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, he said he met “a couple of Premier League footballers who are gay” and urged them to count their pick at this World Cup to convey a message of inclusion in a male-dominated sport .

Lineker said he knows several gay players who were close to publicly confessing their sexual preferences, but backed out at the last minute out of fear of the impact it could have on their professional careers.

“Let the world stop and applaud him”

Uruguayan striker and great friend of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, sent a message of congratulations after the great performance that took Argentina to the World Cup final in Qatar.

“You never get tired of proving you’re the best in the world“, wrote his former Barcelona teammate on the social network Instagram.

The Uruguayan added: “May the whole world stand up to applaud everything this kid brings to football.”

Suarez, who with Uruguay was eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup for scoring fewer goals than South Korea, closed with an “Impressive, man”.

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