On a diplomatic trip to Russia ahead of the 2018 World Cup, Argentina president Mauricio Macri was quizzed on his football opinions as he revealed his pick between two legends of the game from his country.

Macri is an experienced football figure, having previously been president of Boca Juniors. "I have taken my stance and [Lionel] Messi is better than [Diego] Maradona," he told TV station RT.

"It's about the consistency, the quantity of goals and also because everything evolves, like in football. "As a result, being the best in the current time is more difficult than it was before, primarily because it's another speed and another style of play."

Macri also gave his take on his national team's chances of success when they travel to Russia for the World Cup. "We have faith in Messi and all of the players, but there is difficult competition and us Argentineans have to forget the stigma that if we aren't world champions, we don't matter.

"Having got to three consecutive finals with this national team is marvellous, but sometimes some teams have luck and others don't."

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