Two things are keeping Messi away from being the greatest:
1. A World Cup victory, for which, 2014 is a hope still left
2. He should move away from Barcelona; move away from being a striker fed chances by Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets; join some other club and show that he is still a great player and that his greatness was not just confined to being a part of the Barcelona assembly line of creating goals.
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Barca Blaugranes (blog) - 2 days ago
Messi is a virtual lock to vault to #1 before age 30, and has a decent shot at doing so by 27 or 28. Incredible. Now, the true magic of Lionel Messi's game ...
Lionel Messi and the 25 Best Small Players in the World Right Now - Bleacher Report
Cesc Fabregas shines with Lionel Messi in Barcelona romp - The Sun
Why Messi is Truly The Best - The Women's International Perspective
Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) - The Epoch Times
all 22 news articles »<LI class=g>Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna: Lionel Messi scores hat-trick as Catalans ...
Goal.com - 5 days ago
And the new system paid dividends early on as both Busquets and Alves played a key part in Lionel Messi's fifth-minute opener. Busquets picked out Alves' ...
Barca win 8-0, Messi stars - Fox Sports
Merciless Messi hits three as Barca win 8-0 - Reuters India
Rediff
all 356 news articles »<LI class=g>FC Barcelona Goes Gourmet With Food From Ferran Adria
Fox News - 2 hours ago
AP AP BARCELONA, Spain – Barcelona's desire to produce more star players like Lionel Messi has gone culinary. The Spanish club recruited famed chef Ferran ...
FC Barcelona Turns to Avant-Garde Chef For New Menu - Jakarta Globe
Barcelona turns to avant-garde chef for new menu - Boston Globe
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International Business Times - 1 day ago
... four of the last nine points available and, were it not for summer signing Cesc Fabregas and a certain Lionel Messi, they could be even worse off. ...
Valencia Vs. Barcelona Live, 2011 La Liga: Full Time, Lionel Messi ... - SB Nation
Valencia vs. Barcelona: Lionel Messi Will Lead Barca to Road Victory - Bleacher Report
Cesc Fabregas rescues a point for Barcelona against Valencia - The National
Hindustan Times - Herald Sun
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ESPN - 5 hours ago
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I Can Match Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Believes Manchester ... - Inside Futbol
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Lionel Messi: He came, he saw, he mesmerised - Daily News & Analysis
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isikkim - Zee News
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stv.tv - 7 hours ago
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We had a ball and now our funding goal is within reach - Scotsman
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The Guardian - 6 Sep 2011
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Argentine captain Lionel Messi salutes team's performance against ... - bettor.com (blog)
Argentina 3-1 Nigeria: Lionel Messi Inspires Friendly Victory ... - IBTimes
Vanguard - SuperSport.com (blog)
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Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi (Spanish pronunciation: born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,Messi received several Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22.He also won the 2010 FIFA Ballon d’Or at the age of 23. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his “successor”.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Nickname:
Lio
Date of Birth:
Jun 24, 1987 (Age 23)
Place of Birth:
Santa Fe
Nationality:
Argentina
Height:
169 cm.
Weight:
67 Kg.
Position:
Striker
Squad Number:
10
National Team Page:
Argentina
Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell’s Old Boys’s youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi’s debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in the 2006–07 season; he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had the most successful season of his playing career, the 2008–09 season, in which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign.
This record breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009–10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equalling Ronaldo’s record total for Barcelona. He surpassed this record in the 2010–11 season.
Messi has up until 2011 won five La Liga titles, three Champions League titles, scoring in two of those finals, against Manchester United in both 2009 and 2011. He was not on the pitch as Barcelona defeated Arsenal in 2006, but received a winners’ medal from the tournament.
Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals, including two in the final game. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina’s senior international team. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi(Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is a football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a striker or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,Messi received several Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor
Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in the 2006–07 season; he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had the most successful season of his playing career, the 2008–09 season, in which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign. This record-breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009–10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equalling Ronaldo's record total for Barcelona. He surpassed this record in the 2010–11 season with 53 goals in all competitions.
Messi has won five La Liga titles, three Champions League titles, scoring in two of those finals, against Manchester United in both 2009 and 2011. He was not on the pitch as Barcelona defeated Arsenal in 2006, but received a winners' medal from the tournament. After scoring 12 goals in the 2010–11 Champions League, Messi became only the third player (after Gerd Müller and Jean-Pierre Papin) to top-score in three successive European Champion Clubs' Cup campaigns. However, Messi is the first one to win the Champions League top scorer titles for three consecutive years after Champions League changed its format in 1992.
Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 World Youth Championship with six goals, including two in the final game. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.
Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, to parents Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory steel worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner His paternal family originates from the Italian city of Ancona, from which his ancestor, Angelo Messi, emigrated to Argentina in 1883 He has two older brothers named Rodrigo and Matías as well as a sister named María Sol. At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge.In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario.At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency The traditional River Plate showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his condition which cost $900 a month Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, had been made aware of his talent as Messi had relatives in Lleida, Catalonia, and Messi and his father were able to arrange a trial Rexach, with no other paper at hand, offered Messi a contract written on a paper napkin Barcelona offered to pay for Messi's medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain, so Messi and his father moved to Barcelona where Messi enrolled in the club's youth academy
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