Diego Maradona:"I know that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world"
Argentinian national selector charismatic Diego Armando Maradona marked the regulations for FIFA's World player of the year vote as "stupid" on friday after he was prohibited from selecting Lionel Messi.
Maradona told reporters"I had to choose somebody else, knowing that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world,""Whoever thought that up is stupid," adding that he had voted for Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo instead.
Prestigious prize for the best player in 2008,received Cristiano Ronaldo.Ronaldo received 935 votes in a worldwide poll of national team captains and coaches,Lionel Messi finished second 678 points, Fernando Torres was third he collected 203 points.Rules, however rules out that Captain teams and coaches may not vote for the players from their own country.
