Adderley, Nigel (11 July 2001). “The next Maradona”. BBC Sport (London: British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1433614.stm28 December 2012閲覧. "His goal in his home city against Ghana ensures he'll continue to be saddled with the tag of being 'The New Maradona' for a bit longer."
Vickery, Tim (22 August 2005). “Messi handles 'new Maradona' tag”. BBC Sport (London: British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_football/4172400.stm28 December 2012閲覧. "Nevertheless, there is little doubt that in this time 18-year-old Lionel Messi is the most exciting Argentine talent to have emerged, an attacking midfielder who promises to be able to tip the balance at the highest level."
Hughes, Stan (9 March 2009). “Maradona”. Footy Factor. 28 December 2012閲覧。 “Ariel Ortega, Marcelo Gallardo, Juan Roman Riquelme, Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi, the list goes on and on. All have been touted as the 'new Maradona' but none have lived up to the unique style and success that Diego Armando Maradona enjoyed during his 20-year playing career.”
Bandini, Paolo (4 September 2007). “Livewire Lavezzi sparks Napoli into life, before the inevitable”. The Guardian (London: Guardian News and Media). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/sep/04/udinese.europeanfootball28 December 2012閲覧. "Step aside Leo Messi, Carlos Tevez, and ... er ... Carlos Marinelli, there's a new New Maradona on the scene, and this one even plays for Napoli. Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi, a 5.5m summer signing from San Lorenzo, had already signalled his arrival with a match-winning hat-trick against Pisa in the Coppa Italia last month, but it takes a little more than bullying Serie B sides to make i partoponei forget el Pibe d'Oro."