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Time magazine, one of the most prestigious in the world, including the Argentine in your shortlist of candidates

Where is the line of Lionel Messi? You may not know it himself. Meanwhile, Barca continues to break records as you will be working some idle Tuesday. Therefore, for achievements, titles and how to get in his club, the club, the TIME magazine, arguably the most recognized and important in the world, included among the candidates to join the list of 100 most influential people in 2012.

Arguably, the inclusion of players is exceptional, but not athletes. The Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Bolt or Formula drivers are common in this annual list, but this year it´s the turn Messi and, for example, Jeremy Lin, among others. A further list will be made by Lady Gaga, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. The prestigious publication, curiously, Pele warns that his throne as the best ever in doubt with the arrival of Messi: "Beware Pele. Messi may be the best footballer of all time." Visitors have until April 6 to vote for their favorite character, which will complete the list of 100 characters compiled by the editors of the magazine.

The most successful coach in the history of Argentine football also got rid of praise for Barcelona, ​​which he considered the best team in history

Coach Carlos Bianchi said today that the Argentine striker Lionel Messi is "superior" to his compatriot Diego Maradona and Brazilian Pele.

"The demonstration collective Football Barcelona to crush the Saints in the final of Club World makes me feel confident to issue a statement: we are in the presence of the best team ever. Something similar happens to me about Lionel Messi" , said in his column in the ESPN site.

"Some days ago I gave a talk to a company and in the middle of the conference, a Brazilian who asked me I thought as the best footballer in history: Pele or Maradona. And I said that with all the respect I deserved the two, now I see Messi above all, "he said.

For the coach multichampion with Argentine Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield, "the claim that to be the best ever has to come first world champion with his selection is very trivial."

"There were great players who did not need or could not play in big teams to show all his class. Beyond what has happened or will happen when you put the Argentina shirt, Messi confirms each week that is capable of things no one had done so now in the history of football, "he said.

"It will take a long time to bring up a player like him. I simply tip my hat to their capacity," he added.

On the Barcelona said that "we must give in to this team that is unique in the history of world football, knowing what they are hateful and complicated comparisons between different times."

"Only three teams found that they could just try to be compared to this modern Barcelona. Thanks to the extraordinary monopoly of the ball end up becoming impotent to whoever planted it on. Thus, viewers have the opportunity to see not only a nearly perfect machine to play football, but also all kinds of goals, one more beautiful than the other", he added.

"Pele has since taken the wrong medicine. Neymar is good, but it would never be able to match Messi," said Maradona.

Diego Armando Maradona with Pele again embroiled. The Argentine star wanted to respond to statements by the Brazilian when he compared a few weeks ago Neymar with Messi and Maradona. Maradona said in Dubai that "Pele has since taken the wrong medicine. Neymar is good, but it would never be able to match Messi."

Pele also stated that "Neymar is technically better than Messi, but the player still has to prove that Santos may be the best in the world." This has led Maradona to return to stoke the Brazilian saying that "it seems that Pele has had to be taken the wrong medicine. Instead of taking your pill at night, took the pill. Do not know what he was talking about. I think we should change of doctor. "

The Argentine coach who now heads the Al Wasl has had in recent years its pluses and minuses with former Brazilian international. Maradona returned to Dubai on Friday after being at the funeral of his mother Dalma Salvadora Franco, who died a few weeks ago.

Cree que el Barça lo pasará peor que el Santos en el Mundial de Clubes

El exfutbolista brasileño Pelé vaticinó que el FC Barcelona va a pasar más apuros que el Santos en el Mundial de Clubes, que se disputará en Japón el próximo diciembre.

"Si no hay ningún desastre, el Santos y el Barcelona van a pasar a la final. Estoy seguro de que, si el Santos va a la final y jugándose a un partido, va a ser más duro para el Barcelona que para el Santos", dijo Pelé en rueda de prensa.

Pelé afirmó que "la única cosa" en la que el Barcelona supera al Santos es que "ha jugado cuatro años con el mismo equipo", mientras que el club brasileño no ha podido tener regularidad en las alineaciones por las lesiones de centrocampistas como Ganso o Arouca.

Para el mítico delantero, "dentro de campo puede ocurrir todo" y se minimizarán las diferencias al definirse el torneo a un único partido.

Asimismo, Pelé elogió a Neymar, a quien consideró en el mejor jugador del mundo en la faceta técnica, incluso por encima del argentino Lionel Messi, dueño de los dos últimos Balones de Oro.

"Si se comparan individualmente, Neymar es mejor que Messi. Le pega bien con la zurda, con la diestra, es un excelente jugador. Tiene facilidad de salir para los dos lados, individualmente para mí es el mejor", agregó.

El Santos debutará en el Mundial el 14 de diciembre contra el ganador del cruce de cuartos de final entre el Monterrey mexicano y el campeón de la Liga japonesa, que aún no ha sido decidida.

El Barcelona juega la otra semifinal un día después contra el vencedor de la llave entre el Al Sadd de Catar y el Esperance de Túnez.