Former Barcelona defender, Dani Alves, has named his former teammate and current Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi as the best player in the history of the game.
Newsonline report that the Brazilian right-back insisted that Pele doesn’t fit in the debate.
“I stay with Pelé for one reason: football has changed. Messi changed a generation. All those people who are more than football, I’m going to stay with them.
“And besides, I’m Brazilian. For me, Pelé should not enter into that debate.
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“If you ask me, who is the best player in history? I would say Messi. Pelé doesn’t fit in there,” Alves told ESPN (via Barca Universal).
