Rooney vs. Messi
There is some interesting banter today going on over on the always lively Argentina blog about comparisons being made between Argentina’s Lionel Messi and England’s Wayne Rooney. The expectations for each of these young forwards seem to be increasing each day we move closer to the World Cup. It is only natural that people are comparing the two. I personally think Rooney is a slightly more complete player at this point in time, but Messi will have a better career over the long run. I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking it would be very cool if the two young guns square off in Germany this summer. Argentina against England – that is one match you might be able to convince me to watch.
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By revelz | April 26th, 2006 at 11:42 am 
“REMEBER THE NAME WAYNE ROONEY”
i cant wait for the world cup,
and i hope england clash with the dirty argentines…
england vs argentina
messi vs rooney
who will win??
we’ll see!…
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By revelz | April 26th, 2006 at 11:44 am by the way im not from usa i am from THE UK BIYATCHHHHH
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By john | April 30th, 2006 at 6:28 am itz so obvious dat messi is greater than rooney bcoz rooney had proof to be..messi plays in barca where he can be to ambitios about tryin to do sumtin special cuz he is playin wit players lyk ronaldinho,eto’o,deco..well.. rooney plays in manu where he is d greatest there alredi..so he does anythin he wans.. newayz they both are great players.. but itz obvious tat angentinian are greater than english.. wateva it is.. requilme is the GREATEST now..
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By Steven | May 1st, 2006 at 5:06 pm Currently I think Rooney is a better player, although Messi has quite a bit to learn …remember he is only 18 but a player to keep your eye on. I think in the future they both will be on a similar level. Rooney is as much as a team player as Messi.
Good Luck to both 
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By satish | June 5th, 2006 at 1:24 am hahah….rooney and messi…..pele or maradonna….both will loose th world cup.
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Hong Kong
By Al | June 6th, 2006 at 5:43 pm hello again everyone. i dont no why you are still trying to say tht lionel messi is better than wayne rooney because he isnt. yes he is a great player but he simply cudnt handle the pressures and pace of the premiership. and i wud like to thank messay 4 correcting me wen a said that messi plays in serie A. but this world cup if wayne is fit you will definitly see the differnce in the two youngtsers. player to watch out 4 stewart downing he is an amazing player with pace and a good cross. if he plays he ll pick out players just as good as beckham.
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By samuel | June 8th, 2006 at 4:14 pm Are you kidding me ? Just look a little deeper and the potential of the two players, one can clearly see that Messi is a very superior talented and skillful creative baller who can control the destiny of a game. Messi is a better all around and more talented player than Rooney “the pure classic striker who has a killing instinct for scoaring the goal”. Messis game resembles that of Maradona, Ronneys s more like that of Owen.
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By Gabby | June 10th, 2006 at 7:29 pm I only want to say. to that shaker dude that he is wrong. indeed argentina lost to USA in the sub 20, but Messi did not play that day. please check your information before next time.
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Argentina
By addis | June 20th, 2006 at 10:14 am i think i mean i do know so that rooney is the best because rooney at messi age was one of themost striking payers..he has records at the age of 16 and also 17 and also18..but messi doesn’ have that much ecords as much as rooney and i think rooney is better…than messi..but i like messi tooo.he is bes player
By alissa | June 27th, 2006 at 5:55 pm what ever it is i’m totally confident that argentina will win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and messi will be there to strike all the goals!!!!!!!
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By dumbass | July 28th, 2006 at 1:15 pm i think rio ferdinand is the worlds best striker. he will had fun tomorrow and made more goals.
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By Girum | September 9th, 2006 at 5:07 am i think both r great players of z globe but in my opinion Lionel Messi is the lovely present given to z football itself .if u really love football, u will prefer to watch MESSI(the gift).but i admire Rooney a lot too.
By Girum | September 9th, 2006 at 5:12 am i think both r great players of z globe but in my opinion Lionel Messi is the lovely present given to z football itself .if u really love football, u will prefer to watch MESSI(the gift).but i admire Rooney,C.Ronaldo,S.Aguero,L.Podolisky.
By Jake` | November 21st, 2006 at 8:44 am MESSI IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD
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By Rikardo | November 21st, 2006 at 11:47 am One word. MESSI
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By elliot | November 21st, 2006 at 12:21 pm Messi? Over ROONEY? You’re crazy. ROOOOOONEY all the way.
Messi is a fragile over rated little punk.
God Save the Queen.
By mk | November 21st, 2006 at 1:58 pm MESSI!!!!!!!!!!!!, way better than rooney
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By Jake` | November 22nd, 2006 at 7:34 am ok ok i didnt have time yesterday to deal with this but now i do.
first Rooney is not from england he is from Ireland so yeah he is a punk who just chases after the big bank if he was a real man(Robbie or Roy Keane for instance) he would have stayed and played for Ireland and they would be amazing with Rooney and Robbie as strikers and forwards but no roy cause he retired.
Second he is a great striker cause thats what he does he scores goals which is great and all but thats all he can do.
Messi on the other hand can control the field with his speed and his amazing ball control and on top of that his natural left footed shots make it almost impossible to stop.
Now dont get me wrong rooney is good and it pains me to say that being 100% irish(Straight outa Dublin Baby)but Messi is simply better even said so by Maradona him self(Hand of God take that England)
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By elliot | November 22nd, 2006 at 12:41 pm maradonna’s opionion has to be taken with a ounce of coke!
who in their right mind would want to play for ireland? England England England!!!
Again Rooney over Messi is a no brainer!
God Save the Queen.
By Jonny9x | March 3rd, 2007 at 3:02 am ok you bunch of idiot, i have seem both players play throughout this season. rooney to me has to be the shitest player ever, i have seen him play and seen nothing special, he pisses me off so much just seeing how pathetic he is. this is coming from a person who comes from england.
however messi on the other had proves to be extremely talented. he can control the ball with great ability, other than that he is a player that you are sure to do something special whereas rooney you might aswell sleep in his match, i prefer to watch christiano ronaldo play than that shit english bastard. one special thing that you most have to admire when watching messi play is the fact that he aint scared going one on one and you dont see that with rooney. messi is too talented and personally i believe that he is must superiorly better than rooney at this moment. trust when i say that you would rather have messi than rooney in your team.
messi is simply the best and “he will soon be the best player in the world”, this quote was said by eto himself.
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By hopewell | March 21st, 2007 at 2:05 am how on earth can you undermine the talent of messi as opposed to the short temperd rooney
By Jonny9x | April 20th, 2007 at 5:00 am did you see the goal messi did against getafe. that just underlines the quality messi has. rooney will never be able to do that.
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By pinoyako | April 20th, 2007 at 1:38 pm Rooney is just created by the media hype because the english public needs somebody to carry them thru their frustrating football fantasies.
Messi is pure skills and talents..no hype!
“God Save the Queen….” from who? what? why do english football fans always shout that,a lot of them dont even believe in God.
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By John | September 12th, 2007 at 6:48 pm Wyne Rooney is miles better. Look at his quality goals against Milan and Roma. Messi is just all media hype, what has he actually done? He is injured more then he plays and when he plays he gives the ball away all the time.
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By Aby | November 25th, 2007 at 11:08 am Of course Messi!!!!
Rooney is good for his team like many others. Messi is superior and for Rooney, this blog is a big honor.
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