While he holds Barcelona's Ballon d'Or winner Messi in very high regard, he would have preferred another player to scoop the award.

尽管他对巴塞罗那的金球奖得主梅西非常尊重，他更希望另一个运动员赢得这个奖项。

Messi is also more versatile.

并且梅西更加全面。

Wayne Rooney versus Lionel Messi.

韦恩·鲁尼 VS 莱昂纳尔·梅西

Messi is a great player, I have no doubt.

梅西是一位伟大的球员，对此我毫不怀疑。

No Leo Messi, no Zlatan Ibrahimovic, no problem.

没有里奥·梅西，没有茨兰坦-伊布·拉希莫维奇，然而没有问题。

Messi, forgive them for they know not what they do.

梅西，原谅他们的不知所措。

It boasts the best player in the world: Lionel Messi.

它拥有世界上最好的球员梅西。

That is, maybe Messi has no allergy to the Albiceleste shirt.

即是，梅西没有蓝白球衣过敏症。

Having seen Messi on Saturday would you really bet against him?

看完周六的梅西，你还要赌梅西输吗？

Yao, Messi and Federer leave their marks on the 2009 sports scene.

2009年的体育场上，姚明、梅西和费德勒都留下了不错的战绩。

"Messi is a great player and is really hard to stop," Vidic commented.

“梅西是一名伟大的选手，他很难被防住。”维迪奇说。

I ran 70 metres with Lionel Messi on my heels and then rounded the keeper.

我同梅西一起狂奔了70米，然后绕过了门将。

Despite having touched the pinnacle, Messi believes his best is still to come.

尽管已经达到顶峰，梅西相信自已仍有上升空间。

They may not have the magical flair of a Lionel Messi or a Kaka, but who does?

也许这些球员不具备梅西、卡卡那样不可思议的才华，但谁能具备？

In an outstanding season, Messi netted 38 goals in 51 games in all competitions.

在上一个战果辉煌的赛季中，梅西共效力51场比赛，贡献了38个进球。

He was trying to mimic Barcelona's approach-and perhaps make Messi more comfortable.

他试图伪装巴萨的做法——也许让梅西更舒服。

Lionel Messi deserved a goal but didn't get one, a hollow victory for the losers.

梅西配得上进球，但即使梅西没有进球，这对于失败者来说也是无意义的胜利。

To do that, he will have to forget about the shadow of Maradona. He needs to be Messi.

要做到这点，他必须走出马拉多纳的阴影，做回自己、做回里奥·梅西！

Messi is clearly a fantastic talent but it's almost too easy to say he is the best now.

梅西显然是个很有天赋的球员，但现在说他是最好的，那确实太草率了。

The Maradona and pele polemics will end and the best thing is that Messi is Argentinian.

到时候关于马拉多纳和贝利的争论就结束了，而且最棒的就是梅西是阿根廷人。

Then there's another sociocultural argument: Messi, somehow, doesn't care about Argentina.

此外，还有一种社会文化方面的论点：梅西，不知何故，不在乎阿根廷。

Messi, on the other hand, plays with almost a careless freedom and rarely becomes flustered.

恰恰与此相反的是，梅西的球风却是那种漫不经心的自由，很少有过激动慌张。

Of that front six, only the captain Mascherano and Messi were constants in the Uruguay match.

在上述六人中，只有队长马斯切拉诺和梅西还是对阵乌拉圭的回头客。

Lionel Messi is the best pound-for-pound soccer player in the world, and perhaps of all time.

梅西无疑是当今足坛甚至是足球史上最优秀的球员之一。

Some, such as Lionel Messi, of Barcelona and Argentina (pictured), joined their clubs as boys.

一些人，像巴萨和阿根廷队的梅西，在还是孩子时就已经加入俱乐部了。

Last season Messi and Xavi stayed fit; if that doesn't happen this year, they could pay for it.

上个赛季，梅西和哈维状态不错；如果这个赛季情况不再如此，那么他们会付出不小的代价。