Football legend Pele yesterday picked up Argentina's star striker Lionel Messi over Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo to play for his team. "If I have to decide for my team I will choose Messi over Ronaldo," Pele said.

"It's difficult to compare Messi and Ronaldo. Messi has a completely different style than Ronaldo. Lot of people compared me with George Best but we had different style of play. Ronaldo is more of a centre forward while Messi is more organised," he added.