🐐 of the game ⚽️. And though there seem to be a bunch of (kids, certainly), people online claiming Messi is the "only" 🐐 (using G/A stats to make the case), I'm of the mind that comparing across eras is beyond silly. Sure, players nowadays deal with a quicker game (though hard to know since I'm not sure any of Pele's games have been updated to look like today's frame rate with today's HD, so how do you really compare? that) [1] but Pele delay with bone crunching tackles that Messi would not survive today. Also, one should consider that though players are more athletic, with all the science of today Pele would simply be better. 

Anyhow, I can appreciate each player for being a 🐐 in their time. Messi vs Ronaldo is even a hard comparison because though I like Messi's style and ability more, Ronaldo and his 3 UCLs in a row is also impressive (and you could say he had "leadership"). So even if Messi has his WC, it's not a slam dunk that he's the best of the era. 

[1] I think they certainly run way more per game than back then