Leeds [UK], July 17 (ANI): Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) Neymar has praised Barcelona's Lionel Messi calling him the 'best player in the world' amid speculation of his returning to Camp Nou.
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 6 (ANI): As Brazil and Peru get ready to lock horns in the Copa America final, Brazilian defensive midfielder Casemiro heaped praise on Neymar, calling him the team's best player.
Leeds [UK], Jun 23 (ANI): Former Spanish footballer Fernando Torres on Sunday named former England skipper Steven Gerrard as the best player he played along with in his career. Torres played alongside Gerrard for three and a half years during their stint at Liverpool.
Leeds [UK], June 14 (ANI): Eden Hazard, who recently joined Real Marid, said that Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe and Manchester United's Paul Pogba are two of the best players while refusing to talk on their transfer to Real Madrid from their respective clubs.
Leeds [UK], June 2 (ANI): Liverpool player Virgil van Dijk has lavishly praised Barcelona bigwig Lionel Messi, calling him the 'best player in the world.' And instead of picking his own name for the Ballon d'Or, the Netherlands international chose Messi.
Leeds [UK], May 4 (ANI): Leicester City's manager Brendan Rodgers has praised Manchester City's Raheem Sterling as "one of the best players in the world."
Leeds [UK], Apr 25 (ANI): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised midfielder Bernardo Silva for his performance during Manchester City's 2-0 win over Manchester United as he termed the Portuguese player 'one of Europe's best players'.
Auckland [New Zealand], Jan 21 (ANI): New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor labelled Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the best one-day player, but warned his side that the visiting batting order is littered with excellent openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
Madrid [Spain], Sep 15 (ANI): Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitic has said that his national team-mate Luka Modric should win everything that star striker Lionel Messi cannot.
London [UK], Sep 11 (ANI): Former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has become the latest to hail star striker Lionel Messi as the best player in the world after latter's name was omitted from the FIFA's 2018 Best Men's Player award nominations.
Madrid [Spain], Sep 10 (ANI): French footballer Antoine Griezmann has said that it is a matter of shame that no player from France's World Cup winning team has been nominated for the FIFA's 2018 Best Men's Player award.