FC Barcelona playmaker, Lionel Messi, has had enough with the Diego Maradona comparisons; and we don’t blame him. We don’t think too highly about the Argentinean icon. We basically want to find Maradona, tie him to a goal post, and shoot balls at his crotch for hours on end. Consequentially, Messi’s plea to stop the constant comparisons is about as clever as tying a parachute to your back before you jump out of a plane.

“I have answered this question so many times around the world. There’s only ever going to be one Maradona and I feel honoured to be compared with him.”

Translation: if I end up being a fat-tard, I want to be my own fat-tard. We applaud the move by the youngster, but if he really wants to distance himself, he should really rescind from embracing that Argentinean cheat disorder we all know so well. Just check out the video of his own ‘Hand of God’ reenactment from this past season, after the jump.

Messi Tires Of Maradona Comparison [Espn Global]