Brazil legend Pele says that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi should be crowned FIFA World Player of the Year.The Argentinian was the key figure for Pep Guardiola's side this year as they won an unprecedented five trophies, picking up the European Club Footballer of the Year award along the way and now Pele says it's time Messi was recognised as the best in the world.
"After giving it to Ronaldinho, Kaka and [Cristiano] Ronaldo, now it's the turn of [Lionel] Messi," Pele said, according to Sport.
Pele also said that he hopes Messi's national side, Argentina do not miss out on World Cup qualification.
"It's hard to imagine a World Cup without Argentina. Nobody expected this to happen but that's football. It wouldn't be good for football if they were not there," he said.
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