Friday, April 20, 2007

Messi = Maradona?

No, Argentine striker Lionel Messi is not being treated in a psychiatric hospital or afflicted by acute hepatitis. The comparisons between the 19-year-old wunderkind and soccer legend Diego Maradona have grown ever since Messi scored an amazing goal Wednesday night during a Copa del Rey semifinal that was eerily reminiscent of Maradona’s “Goal of the Century”. See for yourself how related both goals were in this handy side-by-side comparison:

(Hat tip: Who Ate All the Pies?)

Links- VivirLatino, The Latin Americanist, Wikipedia, Scotsman, Who Ate All the Pies?

2 comments:

doppiafila said...

Great "divagation": when such a goal happens, even a serious blog must open its doors to it! :-) Regards, Doppiafila

Anonymous said...

That's a lot of pressure to put on a kid. Maradona is a god in Argentina. He was essentially a no-show in the Mundial. Hope he can live up to the hype.