THE KICKING WIZARD

At the end of the last season Lionel Messi bagged the European Golden Boot once again. Size and age doesn’t matter to him as he continues to give assists and score
goals in consequtive matches to withhold his name in the history. Messi stands himself as the idol for many youngsters. This artefact is all about the best and his career.


Luis Lionel Andres Messi, known as Lionel Messi, born on 24 July,1987 at Rosario,
Argentina. His father Jorge, a steelworker in Argentina was also a coach for local
youth football team. His mother Celia María, worked in a magnet manufacturing
factory. His mother’s love was absolutely amazing. Soon after few years everything
changed.

Early Life Messi’s childhood was same as others. He had growth hormone deficiency which his parents came to know when he was 11 years old.

Doctors said he wouldn't grow in his future and would stay as a dwarf. His parents couldn’t afford his treatment of $900 per month. Their family was from poor background and they couldn’t afford the medical fee for his treatment. His father’s medical insurance could cover only 2years of Messi’s treatment, so he decided to think in another way for his son to get rid of his illness. He was scouted by Buenos Aires club, River Plate, but they couldn’t afford his treatment as well. Messi's family arranged for a trial with Barcelona. The first team director was so impressed that he sought to sign him immediately. Messi signed his contract with no contract paper at Catalonia.

Life at Catalonia

Messi wasn’t allowed to play in the youth team as he was an immigrant from Argentina. Messi was so reserved that his teammates thought he was mute. Messi suffered a lot during his early days when his mother left him in Spain. He stayed with his father in Barcelona. Day after day he went for the training sessions and he impressed many players. Messi was an important part of Youth Barca team which was the greatest at
that time.

During his first full season with that team (2002-03), Messi was the top scorer with
36 goals in 30 games.

Then Messi was approached to join the Spanish Football Team.

Barca's Dream Boy

Messi was probably the best amongst the teammates. Messi made his debut for Barcelona against RCD Espanyol at age 17. He became the third-youngest player to start for Barcelona and the youngest ever to score for the club.

After his first training session, Ronaldinho recognized the greatness of Messi and told his
teammates that he’ll be even better than himself. He soon befriended Messi and called him his “little brother.” Messi’s first senior goal was assisted by Ronaldinho.

Forebearers getting attracted 

Arsene Wenger claims that after he successfully signed Fabregas, he tried to sign
Messi when he was still young. The deal is not signed because Messi wasn’t willing to leave his club. Although many offers arrived Messi wasn’t interested in it.

International Duty 

He made his international debut for Argentina in 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany and also
scored his 1st goal for his nation, becoming 6th youngest player in the history of the world cup to score in a debut match. Later on he scored more goals and became the successor of the
Argentinian legend Deigo Maradona. He also won a gold medal at Beijing Olympics 2008 with his brate Sergio Kun Aguero. Years passed on and his records were unbeaten by any of his countrymen. He had a great challenge for his mother nation that of getting an international
championship.


Number 10

Jersey number 10 is given to a play maker or best attacking midfielder , and Messi has
chosen Legendary number 10 after Ronaldinho's departure in 2008. Messi scored twice in the El-Clasico on May 2, 2009. The match ended in an emphatic 6-2 victory for
Barcelona. This was the team’s greatest ever score at the Santiago Bernabeu.

It was Copa del Rey Final in Spain and Messi played his 1st Final game in his senior carrier
against Athletic Bilbao and they won the game by 4-1where he scored a goal and gave a terrific assist to win the finale. Three days later Barcelona was crowned as the La Liga Champions, all because of his amazing performance.

Champ’s Championship

Messi won his 1st championship with FCB in 2007.Then on his championship campaign went on so long. Along with his lads he won everything that is possible by No. 10. Now Messi has everything on his name . Messi scored a total of 47 goals in all competitions in the 2009-10 campaign, equaling Ronaldo’s club record from the 1996-97 campaign.
Barcelona won 16 consecutive titles were Messi was the greatest part of winning all
those trophies, creating a new record in Spanish Football History. He concluded it with another hat-trick against Atletico Madrid on February 5, 2011. The 2011 Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United was a repeat of
the one that happened two years earlier. Messi scored the match-winning goal and won his team the final 3-1 at Wembley.


The Conquerer Of Espaná

Messi has become an identity of Barca since his arrival . He used all the chances he got at the
field. Since match 1 he shined brighter, breaking records of the legends in Spain and all over Europe. He has scored goals against all the La Liga teams played with. As he his fond of playing against his rivals Real Madrid , they had the fear of facing this boy. Although Real Madrid was his rival team many other teams were also Messi's rivals ,  including Sevilla, Valencia, Atletico dé Madrid, RCD Espanol, etc… He stood in the fans heart strongly. Many supported Barcelona because of Messi as he was their boy. Working under many managers made him to play different style of game that brought him this higher. Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Ernesto Valvarede were his favorite managers at FCB. Messi shined as God for Barca board whenever they were in scarcity. Infact the team is sometimes depends on him. He makes a tough game to easier one. Year by year he became a great person and when someone says La Liga the first player that strikes our mind is Messi. He won the league title for Barca since his arrival. He won 10La Liga titles and 6 Copa del Rey. Along with this he also won 8 Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona making him the most loved one. Messi is portrayed as the King of Football by the fans.

Breaker

From 2008/2009 till 2019/2020 Messi has scored 40+goals in every season. No other player
has done this. Also he used to provide 20+ assists every season, making him the most valuable player of the seasons. He has also broken many records that have been built by Legends like Pelé, Maradona, Ronaldinho, etc,,… Now Messi is just 1 goal away from scoring his 700th carrier goal. Messi is portrayed as the living legend of Football. Many players refer him as the best. Messi has now broken all the records that have been built up by the Legends.


G.O.A.T

Nowadays Messi is called as GOAT means 'Goalscorer of All Times'. He lives in the simplest way of life. Many players like Buffon, Iniesta, Xavi, Beckham, Pelé, Maradona, Maldini, Aguero, Rooney, Mané, Mullër, etc, say that “None can be compared to him.He is at a different level”,even Sir Alex Ferguson was mesmerized by Messi's game. Pep made him to this higher . At present he has won many awards which were at at higher ranking. His favorite free kick goals and nutmegs makes the visitors crazy.


Decorations-awards


Lionel Messi has won several awards in his life to decorate his house.

FIFA Ballon d'Or-2009,2010,2011,2012,2015,2019.

European Golden Shoe-2009-10,2011-12,2012-13,2016-17,2017-18,2018-2019.

Pichichi Award-2010,2012,2013,2017,2018,2019.
FIFA GOLDEN Ball -2014.

FIFA Best Player of the year-2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2015,2016,2017,2019.

Onze d'Or-2009,2011,2012,2015,2016,2018,2019.

Argentina player of the year-2008-2016,2018-2019.

UEFA Player of the year-2011,2015,2019.

Olympics Gold medal-Beijing -2008.

Golden Boy-2005.

Away from this he also won many individuals and also team trophies.

La Liga-Barcelona

UEFA Champions League-Barcelona

UEFA Super Cup – Barcelona

Spanish Super Cup – Barcelona

Copa del Rey- Barcelona

FIFA Club World Cup -Barcelona

Super Classic – Argentina.

Copa America-Argentina(Runners),2015

FIFA World Cup-Argentina(Runners),2014.

UNICEF

Messi became the UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador in 2010. The board considered him as the right person who can help the vulnerable and invisible children. He had built up many schools and hospitals for the underprivileged community in the poor countries. Most of the schools and training center for football in African has been started by Messi. This will give a positive vibration for
those children and make love football and it’s a way of encourage given to small children. Few years ago , he helped a lot in Syria after the attack. Till today many children go to school because of Messi. Free training centre and football schools have been built up in many countries for children age group below 18.
Family : When Leo was in Argentina he fell in love with Antonella and waited a long time to get married.Their love was strong like Romeo and Juliet. They both got married in 2016 and had three beautiful children namely

1)Thiago

 2)Mateo

 3)Ciro.

 These 3 boys are loved by their dad.
He shares everything with his family and they both are the cutest couples I have ever seen. His love towards his Mother is beautiful denoting that his mother is everything to him.

The new Challenge

Now Barcelona is in the UEFA Champions League drought since 2016 and by those years they come till semi’s and loose their final spot to the Championship. He is working hard to get back the title to Camp Nou. In other side for Argentina, he has never won an international trophy so the main aim for Messi is to get a trophy for his mother nation. In 2014 FIFA World Cup Argentina lost the final to Germany that brought him more disappointment. By the next year working hard they reached the Copa America final in 2015 against Chile and again they lost their 2nd international final in the consequtive years. So he was aiming at 2018 FIFA World Cup and made Argentina to qualify but they reached till Quarter's of the tournament and again in the 2019 Copa America they didn’t do much of anything in the tournament. Now Messi has challenged for 2020 Copa America for Argentina and 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

Let’s wait and watch his game in the upcoming days .

Messiah'

Messi still makes many records and breaks many records. Leo is loved and will be loved by everyone. Even his rival Cristiano Ronaldo will love him.I admire his style of playing and the great leadership for such big club. Starting from La Masiá to FC Barcelona this shows the growth of a New Wells old boy who struggled a lot to get a name in the world -Lionel Andres Messi.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEO MESSI

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