Jurgen Klopp Hails Messi As the Greatest Footballer Post World Cup Win

• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has named Lionel Messi as the greatest player he has come across in his lifetime
• Messi led Argentina to their first FIFA World Cup triumph in 36 years after the Albiceleste defeated France 4-2 via penalties in the Qatar 2022 final
• Argentina's triumph in Qatar also saw the 35-year-old Messi finally win the trophy that evaded him for most of his career

Lionel Messi has many fans and Liverpool’s manager is definitely one of the Argentine’s numerous supporters with his latest admission.

Messi who has been compared with some of football’s greatest players like Pele and Maradona recently won the elusive FIFA World Cup for the first time in his career.

According to Sportskeeda, Klopp has now declared Messi as the greatest player he has come across in his lifetime after witnessing the 35-year-old win the World Cup with Argentina.

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Argentina defeated France 4-2 via penalties in the World Cup final as Messi scored a brace to help propel Argentina to the trophy that has eluded them for 36 years.

Messi also won the golden ball at the World Cup as the 35-year-old contributed seven goals and provided three assists to be voted as the best player in Qatar 2022.

Lewandowski names Messi as 2023 Ballon d’Or top contender

Meanwhile, Barcelona forward, Robert Lewandowski believes Lionel Messi will be named as the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or ahead of Kylian Mbappe, Daily Post reports.

Lewandowski revealed that Messi winning the World Cup ahead of his PSG teammate has given him the advantage as he stands a good chance of winning his eighth Ballon d’Or crown.

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Messi bagged two goals in regulation time as Argentina defeated France in the World Cup final on a penalty shoot-out.

How Messi snubbed Spain to play for Argentina

Earlier, Sports Brief reported former Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has disclosed how he tried to convince Lionel Messi to switch his nationality.

Messi, who was born in Rosario, Argentina, qualified to represent Spain at the international level due to his dual nationality.

Del Bosque, who coached Spain between 2008 and 2016, was bent on adding Messi to his star-studded La Roja roster which included Messi's clubmates at the time.