Pele demands 1000 goals from Messi

(GSM) – Brazilian legend, Pele claims that all talk of Lionel Messi being the greatest player in the world must stop until the Argentine scores his 1000th career goal.

Pele, has given some advice to Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi , with the Argentinean being hailed as one of the greatest players of all time.

“They are always trying to compare someone to Pele,” he said.

“I always joke with my Argentine friends that they must first choose who is the best player from Argentina.”

“Then, when one of them scores a thousand goals, then we can start talking.”

However, the three-time World Cup winner did lavish praise upon the current FIFA World Player of the Year.

“Messi did not win the World Player award [in 2007], but I remember that I said to him, ‘you’ll be the next’,” he said.

“It took a little longer, but he eventually won. He’s a great player.”

“He plays very well for Barcelona, but has failed to show his talent with the Argentina team. Maybe he can at the World Cup. Let’s wait and see.”

The former Brazil number 10 famously scored 1,280 goals in 1,363 games whilst Messi so far has 133 goals in his short career.