Diego Maradona: “No one comes close to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.”

One of the best football players ever, legendary Diego Maradona who will turn 60 tomorrow dreams of a big gift: “Being able to score another goal for England with the right hand. ”

In an interview with France Football spoke about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and their role in today’s football: ”Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are a step above all others. I don’t see anyone who can get close to them, and I believe that nobody will be able to get half of what they have achieved during these years ”.

Maradona also remembered the famous goal with the “mano de Dios” in the 1986 World Cup, where Argentina won England 2-1 in the quarter-finals with a brace from Maradona.

During his career as a footballer (from 1976 to 1997), Diego Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, Newell’s Old Boys and Boca Juniors. In his career, Maradona scored 312 goals in 588 matches. For Argentinian National, Maradona scored 47 goals in 115 matches. He became a World Cup champion in 1986 with Argentina.