"Barcelona" director Josep Vives believes that despite Cristiano Ronaldo's statements, Lionel Messi remains the best footballer of all time. Portugal named himself that after receiving his fifth "Ballon d'Or" award and equalling the number of awards with the Catalan star. Indeed, this season, according to statistics, the Argentine looks slightly better, having scored 18 goals and made six assists, while the "Real" sniper has scored 14 times and provided accurate assists three times to his teammates. "Respect for the 'Ballon d'Or' and Cristiano Ronaldo," Vives said at a press conference. "We have always considered him a great player and a great competitor." "Nevertheless, here at 'Camp Nou', we can see the best player in history every 15 days - that is Messi." The 30-year-old striker recently signed a new contract with "Barca", which will be valid until 2021.
