BBC pundit Pat Nevin also offered up some British greats to add to the mix:

"In terms of British players, there's George Best and Kenny Dalglish," the former Scotland winger told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"Bryan Robson was phenomenal to play against, I really thought most of the time there was three of him on the pitch. Of the modern era, you're looking at Steven Gerrard."

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BBC Radio 5 Live is hosting a Your Call special right now, debating who is the greatest footballer.

Former Scotland international Pat Nevin has shared his thoughts:

"Messi is a truly a great player, but he has the advantage of playing on better pitches and has greater protection from referees. I was fortunate enough to play against the likes of Maradona, and he was kicked all over the place, but defenders can't do that now."

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Roberto Martinez says he has the same squad to chose from after last weekend's 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa.

Defender Luke Garbutt has recovered from a bout of tonsillitis and there are no fresh problems for Everton.

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Everton boss Roberto Martinez has been speaking about Aaron Lennon's future, with the loan midfielder set to return to Spurs this month and reports emerging that the London club may want £9m to make the deal permament:

"We haven't had any sort of conversations with Spurs. I think the weekend is a significant game for Aaron Lennon, his last home game. He has had a phenomenal impact in our team. Whatever happens in the future has to be what the player is happy with."

"The reality is that Aaron has been a revelation, set high standards and made a massive contribution."

The weekend is approaching which means it's time to bring you all the latest goings on from the Premier League news conferences.

First up, Everton boss Roberto Martinez previewing Saturday's game with Sunderland.

Your eyes aren't deceiving you - that is a picture of the Pope showboating with a basketball.

The Harlem Globetrotters arrived in the Vatican on Wednesday as part of a tour of Italy and Pope Francis was presented with a number 90 shirt by the exhibition basketball team.

He also took time out from his weekly general audience to be taught a few basketball skills - which you can watch here.

And here's some trivia which might be useful for a Thursday pub quiz: Did you know the late Pope John Paul II is an is an honorary member of the team?

Messi? Pele? Maradona? Carlton Palmer?

Who is the greatest footballer of all-time? BBC Radio 5 live is hosting a Your Call special right now on that very issue. You can listen, or watch (yes, watch) - amazing.

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Roy Keane's not one to mince his words.

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And the ex-Manchester United captain has given his two pennies' worth on Aston Villa, where he was assistant manager under Paul Lambert.

Keane told the Irish Independent:, external "There seems to be the wrong attitude. We're not going to be challenging but we're probably good enough to stay up. It's like drifting. It's a tired club, a tired brand."

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As you may have read on Wednesday night, Spanish football will be suspended from 16 May because of a dispute over TV rights.

It is set to affect more than 600,000 players and 30,000 matches - including the La Liga, where Barcelona currently lead rivals Real Madrid by two points, with only three games left to play.

Spanish football writer Andy West looks at how the long-running dispute has reached this point - and what happens next.

Tracey Neville celebrated victory for England against Trinidad and Tobago in her first match as interim head coach.

England won 65-42 in Bath on Wednesday night in the first game of the three-match series.

Neville, the sister of ex-footballers Gary and Phil, will be in charge of the team in this summer's World Cup in Australia.

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Sepp Blatter has said he feels "a little bit as a godfather of the organisation of women's football".

Speaking to the BBC's Caroline Rigby before Fifa's presidential election this month, the incumbent Blatter has called on the heads of football confederations to elect more women into positions of power.

You can listen to the full interview on BBC World Service Sportshour via this link.

While we're on the subject of Floyd Mayweather....

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Britain's Amir Khan says he could fight the American in September, despite previously stating Ramadan might disrupt his training.

Khan, 28, is a Muslim and is set to fast during the holy month, which lasts from mid-June to mid-July this year.

Khan said: "Mayweather normally fights mid-September and Ramadan is a little bit earlier this year.

"It gives me enough time to get the training done, so it can happen."

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Manny Pacquiao has had surgery on the shoulder injury he blamed for his Las Vegas defeat by Floyd Mayweather.

Surgeon Dr Neal ElAttrache said he was "more than pleased with the results", but the 36-year-old Filipino now faces up to a year out of the ring.

Pacquiao is being sued in Nevada after he was accused of lying about the torn rotator cuff suffered before Saturday's super bout in Las Vegas.

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Former England manager Graham Taylor has denied allegations he spoke about being put under pressure to limit the number of black players he selected for the national team.

Extracts from a book printed in the Guardian allege Taylor told former Birmingham striker Richie Moran of pressure from the Football Association.

The conversation is alleged to have taken place during the 1999-00 season.

But Taylor told BBC Radio 5 live he has no recollection of the conversation taking place.

Britain's Andy Murray beat Philipp Kohlschreiber for the second time in three days to progress at the Madrid Open.

Murray's 6-4 3-6 6-0 second-round win followed his first ever Munich title on Monday at the German's expense.

After a series of long matches, Murray started at 01:12 local time (00:12 BST) and finished at 03:00 (02:00 BST)

After catching up on his beauty sleep, Murray will play Spanish wildcard Marcel Granollers on Thursday.

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If you can't start the day without your fix of football gossip, we've got all you need right here.

Today's edition features Paul Pogba, Chris Waddle and Dani Alves wearing a red blazer, long shorts and loafers.

Seriously.

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A report into the ball-tampering claims in the NFL play-off game between New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts has been published.

If you don't have time to read all 243 pages of the The Wells Report, we've summarised the main issues of 'Deflategate'.

Read all about it via this link.

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No, of course not. Don't be silly.

But pundits are running out of superlatives for the Argentina striker.

You can read all the reaction to Barcelona's win, and Lionel Messi's double, right here.

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Paul Pogba is the main man on the Mirror's, external back page - the Juventus midfielder is said to be a £50m target for Manchester City.

But, according to reports, they'll have to fight off interest from Chelsea, Barcelona, Paris St Germain and Chelsea.

Spanish publication Sport is a little less reserved than the English papers when it comes to Lionel Messi....

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"Thank you, Messi!," it proclaims while calling the Barcelona striker brilliant, brutal and unstoppable.