Sir: It was the goal in the extra time given at the World Cup final that gave Germany a 1-0 victory over Argentina and its fourth World Cup title. Despite Argentina’s loss, the 27 year old Lionel Messi remains one of the greatest players of all time. Messi has won the FIFA Golden Ball as the best player of the World Cup 2014. He will be ranked with the topmost personalities like Pele, Andres Iniesta, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo. Messi’s record-breaking brilliance over the last six seasons at Camp Nou cannot be forgotten or ignored. “He is not from this planet. Messi is from Jupiter,” said Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi. WARIS SHERE Winnipeg, Canada