Thursday, June 10, 2010

Messi: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

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Full name is Lionel Andrés Messi. He was born in 24 June 1987. He is an Argentine footballer who at present plays for Barcelona and the Argentine national squad. He is considered as one of the best football players of the generation. He by the age of 21 gets nominations for Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. Diego Maradona also declares him as his successor based on his playing style and ability.

At a very young age Lionel Messi began playing football. He joined Newell’s Old Boys’s youth team in 2000 moved with his family to Europe. He broke the La Liga record as the youngest footballer for playing a league game. He also won a Champions League in 2006.He scored a hat trick in El Clasico and finished 14 goals in26 league games. It is assumed that his most successful season was the 2008-09 season, in which he scored 38 goals and won the campaign.

Messi scored top most position in FIFA World Youth Championship 205 with six goals. Later he became an recognized member of Argentina’s senior international team and became the youngest Argentine for playing the FIFA World Cup and won a runners-up medal at the Copa America contest. He won the first international honor and achieve an Olympic gold medal in 2008 with the Argentina Olympic football squad.

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