“Tried to Sneak Tom Brady In” – Lionel Messi Gets Compared With ‘Great Ones’ Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky as Fans Call Out American Athletes

The soccer universe has had many legends, from generation to generation. But a few of these will stick out a little more than the rest. This soccer generation has legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who will undoubtedly be remembered forever.

Lionel Messi is always compared to many accomplished soccer stars, especially Cristiano Ronaldo. Fans still haven’t been able to decide whether one of them is the greatest of all time or not. For American fans, making that choice is harder.

The sports fan bases in the U.S. are diversified into many sports. Whenever someone does not get a soccer reference, they try to draw an analogy to the closest sport they watch.

Who is Lionel Messi being compared to now?

Something similar happened on social media recently. Since the Argentine legend won the World Cup, the comparisons and discussions between fan bases just haven’t stopped. The Mail on Sunday’s Chief Sports Writer, Oliver Holt, posted a tweet recently. In that tweet, he compared Lionel Messi to the likes of Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Tom Brady.

However, Holt’s tweet got quite a response. One of the responses to that tweet was quite surprising. That fan said, “I can’t believe you tried to sneak Tom Brady in this you are INSANE”. As usual, fans never fail to disappoint with their controversial opinions.

Let’s have a look at a few of the other reactions that this tweet got.

Holt received a fairly mixed bunch of reactions to his tweet. While some fans were clearly in favor of Holt’s statement, others drastically opposed it and called soccer a more ‘global’ sport.

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Messi has a global fanbase, including Tom Brady and LeBron James!

Fans love to watch athletes do cross-sport appreciation. American football legend, Tom Brady has previously revealed that he admires Lionel Messi. Tom Brady once said, “I love Messi, he is a great player; however, I am a little older than him. I love soccer, I’ve watched it for a long time and I’m not old enough to have watched Maradona, that’s probably for previous generations. I admire him, he’s a great athlete”.

The former Barcelona veteran has received all the love from around the globe after he won the FIFA World Cup. NBA legend, LeBron James took to Twitter to express himself after the Argentine was crowned as a world champion.

Throughout his career, Messi has received praise from many sportspersons because of his marvelous game. Watching the Argentine legend play soccer is a treat for the eyes. There was a time when NBA fans wanted to draw a direct comparison to a soccer star. They wanted to determine who was the Lionel Messi of the NBA.

Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Final – Argentina v France – Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar – December 18, 2022 Argentina’s Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after receiving the Golden Ball award as he celebrates after winning the World Cup REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Well, it didn’t take much time to figure that out. Golden State Warriors star, Stephen Curry was named the Messi of the NBA. One of the main qualities both the veterans have is that they seem so much at ease while playing their sport, pretty much effortless.

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Who’s your favorite soccer star? Do you compare him to the greats of other sports? Let us know in the comments below.