Messi does not need World Cup win to be best ever - Xavi

Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi feels Lionel Messi is the best player the world will ever see and is adamant the Argentina international does not need to win a World Cup in order to be considered the greatest of all time.

Xavi featured alongside Messi at Camp Nou between 2004 and 2015 and he believes his former team-mate is a true force of nature, irrespective of his slender size. 

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