AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona apparently boasted that his 1986 World Cup-winning Argentina team was better than the current squad, in a recording published Wednesday.
Previously critical of Messi, Maradona joined calls this week for him to reverse his decision to retire from the  national team.
But in a recording published online by Argentine media, he was heard apparently belittling the side led by Messi.
“Every second that goes by makes us greater, because we went and played with balls... We didn’t go and play against Chile. We beat Germany,” Maradona told his old WC teammates in a recorded message to celebrate commemorating the 1986 victory.
“You know what I mean: the difference there is between one team and another.”