Messi
is better than Maradona, says Ramos
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[June 21, 2018]
By Richard Martin
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Spain captain
Sergio Ramos has responded to a putdown from Argentina great Diego
Maradona by making an unlikely declaration of admiration for Lionel
Messi, his usual enemy as the talisman of Real Madrid's arch-rivals
Barcelona.
Maradona, his country's 1986 World Cup-winning captain, remarked
this week that "Ramos is no superstar, the real superstar defender
is Diego Godin" when comparing Spain's serial-winner Ramos with the
Uruguay captain.
Ramos was asked what he made of Maradona's comments after Spain's
1-0 World Cup Group B win over Iran, and chose to praise on Messi,
who has led Barcelona to numerous wins over Real Madrid and had
plenty of full-blooded clashes with the Spaniard.
"I respect Maradona because he is an all-time great, I think he was
a star, but I'll also tell you that Argentine football knows
Maradona is light years behind their number one player, which is
Messi," Ramos said.
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Argentina vs Iceland - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 16,
2018 Argentina's Lionel Messi misses a penalty REUTERS/Carl
Recine/File Photo

Messi, who lost the last World Cup final to Germany as captain of
Argentina, missed a penalty in his side's 1-1 draw with Iceland and
is under pressure to propel his side to victory over Group D leaders
Croatia on Thursday.
(Reporting by Richard Martin, editing by Ed Osmond)
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