There are perhaps two candidates for the title of world's greatest current footballer. One is the swaggering, arrogant Cristiano Ronaldo, and the other is a man you might walk past in the car park.
Lionel Messi's sublime skills are balanced by modesty and humility. You're as likely to catch him chatting to Barcelona's kit man as out at a fancy restaurant, and when he recently won the Ballon d'Or player of the year title for the second successive year, he said the best thing about the night was being there with his two Barcelona teammates, fellow nominees Xavi and Iniesta.
