He would be the best player who has not competed in the World Cup. Close behind are Cr7 and Cruyff). He would still be regarded as one of the greatest football players ever. He will never, however, become "Football God. "Someone will soon surpass Messi's accomplishments if he does not win the World Cup. This generation in Argentina has a chance to win the World Cup. Messi had a lot of talented assistants.

Mascherano, Di Maria, Huguin, and Aguero are all world-class players. It is unacceptable that Argentina wasted a generation of talent in order to win the Copa America.

God of hockey is Wayne Gretzky. The NFL's God is Tom Brady. The god of basketball is Michael Jordan. Baseball's god is Bebe Ruth. The god of boxing is Muhammed Ali. Each of those individuals set numerous unbreakable records. Messi's only record is unbreakable: 7 Golden BalloonThe award is rife with politics and highly subjective. l ike the MVP in the NFL and NBA or the Ted Lindsay award. Voting is too heavily influenced by the judges' personal feelings for particular players. Nonetheless, Messi's legacy will be Argentina's greatest hero since Maradona and one of the Top 5 players of all time without a World Cup championship.