It is extremely difficult to compare the careers of current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady with that of Paris Saint Germain's Argentine striker Lionel Messi, both are legends of their respective sports and both have been legends of their first club, the New England Patriots and FC Barcelona, however, they are now shining in the final part of their careers with other organizations.

Tom Brady's beautiful words to Lionel Messi

But beyond comparisons, championships and other concepts it is usually forgotten the words once dedicated by the ex-husband of the Brazilian top model, Gisele Bündchen, to the current husband of Antonela Roccuzzo.

"I love Messi, he is a great player; however, I am a little older than him. I love soccer, I've watched it for a long time and I'm not old enough to have watched Maradona, that's probably for previous generations. I admire him, he's a great athlete," said Brady prior to his participation in Super Bowl LII which he ended up losing to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Tom Brady won his seven Super Bowls between world championships in Argentina

Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977 so he was only eight years old when Maradona won the 1986 Mexico World Cup with Argentina, however, from then to date, TB12 played at the University of Michgan was a sixth round pick (199 overall) by the Pats won a record seven Super Bowls and the Albiceleste had not been able to say they were world champions again as they did last Sunday by beating France in the final of Qatar 2022.

While Brady was spotted last offseason visiting Cristiano Ronaldo and taking a photo with him at a Manchester United game, it is clear that the connections with Messi appear to run deeper.

For now, Brady can draw inspiration from Messi to try to salvage a season that is not looking good, as with three games left he has a 6-8 record although the Bucs still lead the NFC South.