![Football owes Messi but World Cup won't define him' – Crespo admits it is 'very difficult' to be Barcelona star | Goal.com US Football owes Messi but World Cup won't define him' – Crespo admits it is 'very difficult' to be Barcelona star | Goal.com US](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt87b3e1bed93526de/60db366093730d0ef6f9e269/b475bbb8d59a6da0df3b5dc37b00eab9e8e9f16a.jpg)
Football owes Messi but World Cup won't define him' – Crespo admits it is 'very difficult' to be Barcelona star | Goal.com US
![He doesn't need it,' Hernan Crespo believes Lionel Messi is already a king of football despite not winning World Cup | Football News - Hindustan Times He doesn't need it,' Hernan Crespo believes Lionel Messi is already a king of football despite not winning World Cup | Football News - Hindustan Times](https://images.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2019/12/13/Pictures/france-fifa-argentina-round-world-russia-2018_3e9f08d0-1d95-11ea-bfdc-71fa74a30dfe.jpg)
He doesn't need it,' Hernan Crespo believes Lionel Messi is already a king of football despite not winning World Cup | Football News - Hindustan Times
![Hernan Crespo on Argentina in 2006: I told Messi he would make me win the semi and the final | Mundo Albiceleste Hernan Crespo on Argentina in 2006: I told Messi he would make me win the semi and the final | Mundo Albiceleste](https://mundoalbiceleste.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/crespomessi.jpg)
Hernan Crespo on Argentina in 2006: I told Messi he would make me win the semi and the final | Mundo Albiceleste
GiveMeSport - Hernán Crespo on Leo Messi: "Lionel Messi does not need to win World Cup to be all-time great." | Facebook
![Argentina's (L-R) Juan Roman Riquelme, Lionel Messi, Hernan Crespo, Maximiliano Rodriguez and Lionel Scaloni stretch during a practice session ahead of their next World Cup match against Germany in Herzogenaurach June 26, Argentina's (L-R) Juan Roman Riquelme, Lionel Messi, Hernan Crespo, Maximiliano Rodriguez and Lionel Scaloni stretch during a practice session ahead of their next World Cup match against Germany in Herzogenaurach June 26,](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/3c48c8958c9a4f188d89b1241f9b6190/2e84jkj.jpg)
Argentina's (L-R) Juan Roman Riquelme, Lionel Messi, Hernan Crespo, Maximiliano Rodriguez and Lionel Scaloni stretch during a practice session ahead of their next World Cup match against Germany in Herzogenaurach June 26,
![Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) is congratulated by team mates Hernan Crespo (C) and Pablo Aimar after scoring the team's fourth goal against Algeria during a friendly soccer match at Camp Nou Stadium Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) is congratulated by team mates Hernan Crespo (C) and Pablo Aimar after scoring the team's fourth goal against Algeria during a friendly soccer match at Camp Nou Stadium](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1NF86/argentinas-lionel-messi-r-is-congratulated-by-team-mates-hernan-crespo-c-and-pablo-aimar-after-scoring-the-teams-fourth-goal-against-algeria-during-a-friendly-soccer-match-at-camp-nou-stadium-in-barcelona-june-5-2007-reutersalbert-gea-spain-2D1NF86.jpg)
Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) is congratulated by team mates Hernan Crespo (C) and Pablo Aimar after scoring the team's fourth goal against Algeria during a friendly soccer match at Camp Nou Stadium
World Soccer Stats on Twitter: "🇦🇷Lionel Messi is the only man to register an assist in 4 FIFA World Cup tournaments. 🎯Messi brilliantly setup Hernan Crespo for his 1st assist at Germany
Art of Football - Argentina's all time top goal scorers: 71 - Lionel Messi. 52 - Gabriel Batistuta. 41 - Sergio Agüero. 35 - Hernán Crespo. 🇦🇷 | Facebook
![Leo Messi 🔟 on Twitter: "Hernan Crespo to @DiarioOle : “I'd love, especially as an Argentinian, to see Messi as a world champion” https://t.co/C6JGj4gTMO" / Twitter Leo Messi 🔟 on Twitter: "Hernan Crespo to @DiarioOle : “I'd love, especially as an Argentinian, to see Messi as a world champion” https://t.co/C6JGj4gTMO" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVKcge9VAAIk7N6.jpg)