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Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was in the Premier League, he'd be the best player by some distance.

Gary Lineker

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Gary Lineker
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: November 30
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Leicester
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