Messi is Champions League’s ‘Greatest Ever Player’

Barcelona star, Lionel Messi, is the greatest player in Champions League history.
That is, at least, according to a poll conducted by tournament sponsors, Mastercard.
Messi (27%) received the most votes ahead of former Real Madrid man, Zinedine Zidane (12%).
The Argentine has won the Champions League on three occasions and will aim for his fourth winner’s medal when Barcelona take on Juventus in Saturday’s final.
Cristiano Ronaldo (11%) finished third in the voting ahead of the Brazilian Ronaldo (seven per cent) and David Beckham (four per cent).
As noted by the Latin American Herald Tribune: “Interestingly, those most inclined to choose Messi were not young people but respondents over 55 years old, as the Barcelona player won 33 percent of that category’s votes.”
The Champions League began in 1992 as a rebrand of the old European Cup.