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Dutch football legend Marco van Basten had once shared his views on Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo GOAT (Greatest of All Time) debate. The two football icons have dominated the football world for nearly, winning several personal accolades.
In June 2022, AC Milan icon Marco van Basten was asked to provide his opinion on the GOAT debate during an interview with Corriere dello Sport. The Dutch forward lauded Messi and stated that he's one of a kind.
Van Basten said:
"Cristiano is a great player, but those who say he is better than Messi know nothing about football, or they are saying it in bad faith. Messi is one of a kind, Impossible to imitate and impossible to repeat. A player like him comes along every 50 or 100 years. As a kid, he fell into the football genius pot."
