"La Liga" President Javier Tebas believes that after Lionel Messi finishes his career, a award named after him should be created in the Spanish league to honor the best player of the season.
L. Messi is not only a legend of the "Barcelona" club, but also of all Spanish football - with 390 goals he is the all-time leading scorer in "La Liga".
In Spain, it is common to name awards in honor of legendary players. For example, "Marca" annually presents the "Telmo" award to the top scorer of the league, which was created in honor of the legendary Telmo Zarra. Similarly, prizes are awarded each year in the names of Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno and Ricardo Zamora.
"I think that Lionel will go down in football history as the greatest player of all time", said J. Tebas.
"I know that in a few years most people will be talking about Neymar, but he is already 26, while Leo mesmerized us all at a very young age.
Looking at him, it seems like he has no limits and has reached the maximum level that a football player can achieve. I think it would be a really good idea to create an award named after Messi, which would go to the best player of the season. We already have great examples with awards like "Telmo", - added "La Liga".
