Lionel Messi embarrases Getafe as he mazes through them like Maradona and scores! He really is quite a special player and so young

"The two players, both left-footed, short, stocky and deceptively quick, traced virtually the same course across two of the world's most emblematic football fields -- Maradona at Mexico City's Aztec Stadium, Messi at Barcelona's Nou Camp," Sid Lowe writes in the Daily Telegraph.  Watch the goal...

If we're talking about some amazing salmon or maze runs, you got to bring up Ryan Giggs.  The Daily Telegraph asks fans to comment on which goal was better. Not surprisingly, several commenters on the British newspaper's online forum say neither can top a memorable 1999 goal by Ryan Giggs for Manchester United.

I was watching Real Madrid versus Racing Santander and caught sight of a forward that is nearly seven feet tall, well, not that tall but seemingly so.  So, here's an early list of some of the tallest soccer players.  Read more...

I'll also but together a list of the shortest soccer players, and we can do a Conan O'Brien type of matchup.

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