Lineker: I have no grudge against the hand of God; the greatest player of all time is Messi

Hupu News on November 15th Former England star Lineker had a brief exchange with reporters on the 'TUD N México' program 'Faitelsonsincensura'. During the interview, he talked about topics such as Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo and Haaland.

Lineker fondly recalled everything he experienced at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and he regretted the final outcome. "I scored that goal in the quarter-finals that no one remembers, and after Maradona's great performance, no one remembers my goal anymore. I didn't see the 'Hand of God' because I was on the other side of the pitch and my teammates knew it because it was so obvious when I saw it on TV... it's such a shame for us. "

"But I have no grudge against Maradona, Maradona is the best of all time One of the players. The real problem in that game was the referee, because I think the linesman saw it, but they were a little afraid to say anything to the referee. If there was VAR, the goal would be invalid, but I still said against VAR."

Regarding Maradona's goal that single-handedly passed the entire England defense, he recalled: "I saw it on the other side, but it was so special. I think that was the only time I ever thought about applauding an opponent on the pitch. It was a miraculous goal, the best ever, because although there were similar goals, it was not in such an important game. In the 'Faitelsonsincensura' program, Lineker once again took the opportunity to praise Messi: 'What Messi has done in these twenty years is. Incredible. For me, the greatest player of all time is Messi. He has won everything, done everything, and done incredible things on the court. But Ronaldo is also a great player, an incredible shooter. "

Finally, he talked about Haaland, one of the best strikers today: "I define him as 'a scoring machine'. It's a pity that he did not choose to naturalize in England."