England legend Gary Lineker has hailed Barcelona and Argentina playmaker Lionel Messi as one of the greatest talents in world football.Lineker, who is in Argentina to record a BBC TV interview with former Argentina star Diego Maradona, believes the 18-year-old can be rated alongside Brazil´s FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho and England´s own Wayne Rooney."We´ve heard lots of times that Messi is the new Maradona, but it is a very big claim for such a young player," said Lineker. "The truth is that he has the potential to be a great, great player. Another Diego (Maradona) will be very difficult to find, but you never know."
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