Research Paper On Messi

Number 10 Lionel Messi is considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time. He has collection of trophies, outstanding statistics, and is loved throughout the whole world. Even though he has always been smallest on the soccer field that never made him stop trying to become one of the greats in the soccer history. Messi grew up in two countries, began his soccer career in Spain and was the youngest player to play in the Spanish league, helped his team to win trophies and gained some personal trophies, also played for his home country's international team and he had some downfalls in his career, but despite that he gives to a charity and is wanting to make a difference the world with soccer and life. Messi grew up in Rosario,

He was given Spanish citizenship in 2005 and in next year Barcelona won the Champion Leagues title. Over the years, Messi improved his skills and statistics. By 2008 he was one of the most dominant players in the world. He was only second in the 2008 The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World player votes behind Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2009 Messi had a terrific season with his club for winning the first “treble” (winning three major European titles in one season). The three championships they won were the La Liga Championship, the Copa Del Rey, and the Champions League title. During the season, he scored thirty-eight goals in fifty-one matches. He had beat Ronaldo in the balloting for the FIFA World Player of the year award, which is now called the FIFA Ballon d’Or. In the 2011-12 season Messi lead Barcelona to win the La Liga and Champions League titles. Within that season, he scored two-hundred in thirty-three goals for Barcelona making him the club’s all-time leading scorer at only twenty-four-years-old. During the season, Messi scored seventy-three goals in all competitions breaking a thirty-nine-year-old record set by Gerd Muller’s. In 2012 Messi was named the player of the year, which had Messi to become the first player to win the honor four times. In the next season, Messi scored forty-six La Liga goals, leading his team to another

He loves his country and for him to say that he is retiring from Argentinian team shocked everyone around the world. It was emotional time and as he returned to Argentina he avoided the many fans that were there at the airport waiting for their national team to return from the United States. The fans were also very emotional and were wearing the Argentinian jersey of the national team with the name Messi on it. The fans waited in the rain for their teams’ arrival and followed the bus back to the Argentine Football Association complex. The fans waved the national flag and chanted, “Messi is not leaving”. Messi’s teammates, the Argentinian President and the country’s greatest player Diego Maradona asked Messi to reconsider decision. Messi told the Argentinian network TyC Sports, “The national team is over for me.” (Calatrava, Almudena and Henao, Andres,