"Messi should never play at Camp Nou in a jersey that's not a Barça jersey."
"It's like watching Messi in the form of a midfielder."
"Size 8: Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer of all time."
"Messi dependencia was a term coined and used in the Spanish media around this time commenting on the club's dependence on their Argentine star."
"Over in Spain, Barcelona are currently finding out that it is about as difficult to replace Lionel Messi as one would expect it to be."
"Messi is the most prolific goalscorer of his generation."
"Regardless of where you stand on the Messi-Ronaldo debate, prime Messi is the most entertaining footballer to watch."
"Prime Messi just watching him dribble past like nine people or something stupid, that's just unreal."
"Messi's numbers are you couldn't ever talk against Messi."
"Messi has this natural instinct, this natural ability that no amount of practice is going to allow you to replicate."
"That Barcelona team was amazing, they had Messi, the best player ever."
"When Messi has the ball, you are dead."
"He's doing things which, in my eyes anyway, Messi is the best ever."
"Who's the best player in the world? Leo Messi."
"Who's the best player of all time? Leo Messi."
"He's one of if not the best player in the world ever."
"Messi is the best player in the world."
"He's something that I don't think I'll ever see again, so I'm just trying to enjoy every minute watching him."
"He's the best player that's ever donned a pair of football boots."
"Having performed consistently at such a high level for so long but having routinely been denied such accolades due to the relentless brilliance of Messi and Ronaldo."
"Messi would be the best whether he was playing in England, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, France, no matter where. He's the best, he's a goat. He has to be."
"When Messi's got the ball, everyone gets off their seat because he's giving you a performance."
"Messi is the greatest player of all time."
"Messi does y'all. Greg, I don't think he works."
"Can you imagine any other sport football for example where Messi would win the World Cup but barely be shown on screen with fans attention being on teams battling for third and fourth place sounds absolutely ridiculous right?"
"Messi, nothing less than absolute brilliance."
"He's made for it. Athletic Messi just dances away."
"Messi, the personification of nothing less than genius."
"It was Messi who scored a goal while Ronaldo could not find the back of the net."
"It was one of those games where it was obvious that the two of them were levels above everyone else in the world."
"This game was so back and forth but Messi came up big when his team needed him the most."
"Messi lifting his jersey in front of the Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu silencing the entire Stadium."
"It's not down to Messi's skills, it's a team effort and this is sick."
"...Messi has just been amazing his whole career."
"Messi lived up to exactly what the award represents."
"I'm looking forward to seeing why Messi is considered the greatest and kind of seeing what other people's opinions are on him so let's go ahead and watch."
"Without Emi Martinez, Messi wouldn't have won the Copa America."
"Messi produced a moment that would swing the course of the match."
"Messi had finally got his hands on the trophy."
"If you are a football fan, you should consider yourself truly blessed to be living through the era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo."
"If you could have a caddy for the day... Messi is the greatest that's ever been, greatest ever will be for me."
"Ronaldo and Messi involuntarily built diehard fan bases."
"Lionel Messi, the most complete footballer the world has ever seen."
"Messi's in some pain, referee plays the advantage."
"Messi is better at something; it doesn't mean as Ronaldo sucks at it, just like when we say that a jaguar's jaw is stronger than that of a hyena's, it doesn't take from the fact that hyenas have lethal jaws too."
"Messi is one of the rare players who have consistently scored magnificent pinpoint goals after performing fast 1-2s with his teammates."
"Messi has terrorized Manchester United time and time again."
"In every touch of the ball Messi paints a masterpiece."
"Leonel Messi has just pitched up in heaven."
"Messi he plays a different kind of sport I think to most mortals."
"Enjoy him while he's here, Messi, there has put on the best individual perform this world so far."
"Messi goal! The world knew we've got a special player on our hands."
"Messi was born to play football. Everyone knew he was going to be the best player in the world."
"Messi takes everybody on. Messi has got it. 19 years of age, he gets a hat-trick. You can't write a script like this."
"Brilliant skill from Lionel Messi. Searching forward with real pace here. Brilliant for Messi. Oh, what a goal that is!"
"Messi away from 2, 3, 4. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. How good is he? Best player in the world."
"Lionel Messi, the most talented footballer of his generation. So, at the moment, he's far the best player I've ever seen."
"He is unbelievable. Lionel Messi saves Argentina when he was needed."
"Messi in with a challenge on Young and he comes away with it. He's done it!"
"What's the difference between um Ronaldo and Missy like you're based on your understanding of like football and then as a football player Messi for me is just more complete team player man."
"Messi vowed to change for his fans."
"If you tell me that you love football and you don't love Messi, you have a problem."
"When Messi and Ronaldo shared the pitch for the first time in the Champions League semi-finals in 0708, no one was aware that we were witnessing history."
"...Messi's goal against Mexico will go down as one of the most clutch moments in his entire career."
"...Messi kept Argentina's desires alive..."
"...Messi's assist against Croatia was already phenomenal just by watching..."
"...Messi can make even the best defenders look silly..."
"...he was the best player on both his country and Club..."
"...goals are not the only metric to judge a player..."
"...Messi's leadership, playmaking, and goal-scoring ability altogether form a player that impacts the game at every level..."
"He is very, very involved. I think he's the greatest that's ever played. Messi's, and the crazy thing is he's five foot seven, but he doesn't look like he's just this... He doesn't look five foot seven, again, no."
"No one in football's history can compare to Messi's legendary tenure at FC Barcelona."
"If you tell me that you love football and you don't love Lionel Messi, you have a problem."
"Nobody has scored more goals in the calendar year than the great Lionel Messi."
"And for me, Messi's the goat, so this final doesn't change anything."
"Messi is genuinely called Mr. Messi and has a whole area dedicated just to him."
"For me, Messi is like... he's not human, he's the best of a human."
"Messi is golden and you have to leave it at that. Just say you like somebody else better because of so-and-so or whatever, but just don't diminish what Messi does and how golden he is, you feel me?"
"Messi was simply a piece that made Barcelona a masterpiece."
"Messi is definitely the greatest, if not the greatest, one of the greatest football players to ever play."
"Make no mistake, Messi is still one of the best footballers in the world."
"Messi's technique, touch, vision, movement, free kicks, finishing from long or close range, his pace, dribbling, agility, and deliveries into the box are all utterly stupendous."
"Messi doesn't even need to run; that's for all the other players."
"We all know that LEL Messi is going to win the Balon door; he was the best player in the World Cup."
"If I were to vote for the Ballon d'Or winner this year, I would vote for LOL Messi because he's the best player ever."
"Wasn't it worth it because you played against Messi one game and you got his jersey?"
"Right now, Argentina still depends very heavily on what Lionel Messi does on the field."
"As long as Lionel Messi continues to score goals and play as well as he is, even if it is in moments, Argentina will take that."
"I thought he would probably retire after the final. I thought having won it, I mean personally, if I'd been him, I'd have walked into a press conference and said, 'Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a pleasure,' and just walked out again."
"As long as Lionel Messi continues to put the ball up and over the wall as easily as he does, and affect games as easily as he does, I see no reason for him to step down."
"For all that we talk about Erling Haaland, for all that he's achieved in a very young career, he may one day become... but Lionel Messi continues to equal and exceed his own expectations."
"When Messi produces the kind of World Cup that he's just produced, which may well be individually the best World Cup there's ever been, I just don't see how it's not Messi."
"It will be remembered as Lionel Messi's World Cup."
"Remember the name Lionel Messi, the age of 17 scores his first goals."
"Brilliant skill from Lionel Messi."
"Brilliant for Messi, he is badass."
"Lionel Messi has had yet another unbelievable year."
"Watch Messi highlights one time and tell me that's not just the most beautiful thing you've ever seen."
"Messi is the best player in the world, and how will you stop him? I don't know."
"I think any sensible human being knows what Messi has done will never be done again."
"The little magician with his magical messi moments."
"Leo Messi, he is a man on a mission."
"Imagine two Messi's in one box, that would have been absolutely incredible."
"It's one of the great Copa del Rey final goals from the magical, mercurial Lionel Messi."
"The amazing Messi has just scored one of the best goals you're ever going to see in a cup final."
"Messi becomes the first player to score in the group stages, the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-final, and the final."
"Every game he plays, it is all about Messi."
"For all the talent on that pitch, it seems we got to step back and let Messi do his magic."
"Messi gave to Argentina every single thing."
"It was an honor for Messi to have that robe."
"Messi no longer has his own variant of the boot; there's only one version of the 19.1, which is the version Messi wears."
"This is bigger than rivalry; this is Leo Messi, this is the GOAT, the greatest player of all time."
"Messi will finally win an international trophy."
"Messi really, when it wasn't just the goals and assists, it was those passes, the weight of pass, it was just unbelievable."
"Half the blooming world wanted them to win this World Cup because of Messi."
"Messi masterclass, get the trophy, job done."
"Congratulations to Messi for winning the Golden Ball for a simply outstanding performance throughout this tournament."