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Born: June 24, 1987 (age 35) Rosario ArgentinaAwards And Honors: Olympic Games

Lionel Messi, full name Lionel Andrés Messi, is an Argentine football (soccer) player who was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. He is also known as Leo Messi. Between 2009 and 2015, he won seven Ballon d'Or awards for being the best male player in the world. He contributed to Argentina's World Cup victory in 2022 for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Early life

 Messi began playing football when he was a boy. In 1995, he joined the youth team of Newell's Old Boys, a top-division football club in Rosario. The prestigious clubs on both sides of the Atlantic were drawn to Messi because of his extraordinary abilities. Messi began playing for FC Barcelona's under-14 team when he was 13 and moved there with his family. He played 14 games for the junior team and scored 21 goals. He quickly progressed through the higher-level teams, making his informal debut with FC Barcelona in a friendly match at the age of 16.

Club play 

Messi, then 17 years old, became the youngest official player and goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga, the country's highest football division, during the 2004–05 season. He was strong, well-balanced, and versatile on the field despite being only 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 meters) tall and weighing 148 pounds (67 kilograms). Messi was a skilled pass distributor who was quick, precise, and naturally left-footed when in control of the ball. He could easily weave his way through crowded defenses. He received Spanish citizenship in 2005, which was received with mixed feelings by Barcelona's ferocious Catalan supporters. The Champions League, or European club championship, was won by Messi and Barcelona the following year.

Home Sports and Recreation SoccerMessi's game continued to rapidly improve over time, and by 2008, he was one of the world's most dominant players, coming in second place to Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United in the Ballon d'Or voting. Messi helped FC Barcelona win the club's first "treble," which means winning three major European club titles in one season, at the beginning of 2009, concluding a sensational 2008–09 season: The team won the Champions League, Copa del Rey, which is Spain's major domestic cup, and La Liga. He beat Ronaldo in the balloting for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's world player of the year by a record margin, scoring 38 goals in 51 games that season. Messi scored 34 goals in domestic games during Barcelona's 2009–10 La Liga championship run. As Europe's leading scorer, he won the Golden Shoe and a second Ballon d'Or (previously known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or from 2010 to 2015).

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Summary Read a brief summary of this topic Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine football (soccer) player who was born Lionel Andrés Messi and goes by the name Leo Messi. He was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. He won a record-breaking seven Ballon d'Or awards as the best male player in the world (from 2009 to 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2021). He contributed to Argentina's World Cup victory in 2022 for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Lionel Messi Lionel Messi Check out all of the media Age 35, June 24, 1987, Rosario, Argentina Awards and Honors: Olympic Games Early life Messi began playing football when he was a boy. In 1995, he joined the youth team of Newell's Old Boys, a top-division football club in Rosario. The prestigious clubs on both sides of the Atlantic were drawn to Messi because of his extraordinary abilities. Messi began playing for FC Barcelona's under-14 team when he was 13 and moved there with his family. He played 14 games for the junior team and scored 21 goals. He quickly moved up to higher-level teams and made his informal debut with FC Barcelona in a friendly match at the age of 16.

Britannica Quiz: Great Moments in Sports Quiz Club play During the 2004–05 football season, Messi, who was 17 years old at the time, became the youngest official player and goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga, the country's highest division. He was strong, well-balanced, and versatile on the field despite being only 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 meters) tall and weighing 148 pounds (67 kilograms). Messi was a skilled pass distributor who was quick, precise, and naturally left-footed when in control of the ball. He could easily weave his way through crowded defenses. He received Spanish citizenship in 2005, which was received with mixed feelings by Barcelona's ferocious Catalan supporters. The Champions League, or European club championship, was won by Messi and Barcelona the following year.

By 2008, Messi was one of the world's most dominant players and finished second to Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo in the voting for the 2008 Ballon d'Or. His play continued to rapidly improve over the years. Messi helped FC Barcelona win the club's first "treble," which means winning three major European club titles in one season, at the beginning of 2009, concluding a sensational 2008–09 season: The team won the Champions League, Copa del Rey, which is Spain's major domestic cup, and La Liga. He beat Ronaldo in the balloting for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's world player of the year by a record margin, scoring 38 goals in 51 games that season. Messi scored 34 goals in domestic games during Barcelona's 2009–10 La Liga championship run. As Europe's leading scorer, he won the Golden Shoe and a second Ballon d'Or (previously known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or from 2010 to 2015).

The following season, Messi led Barcelona to La Liga and Champions League titles, which helped him win the world player of the year award for the unprecedented third time in a row. When he scored his 233rd goal for Barcelona in March 2012, he became the club's all-time leading La Liga goal scorer at the age of 24. He broke Gerd Müller's 39-year-old record for single-season goals in a major European football league by scoring 73 goals in all competitions during Barcelona's 2011–12 season, which included another Copa del Rey victory. Messi became the first player to win the world player of the year award four times thanks to his historic season in 2012. In 2012–13, his 46 La Liga goals ledthe league, and Barcelona won a second domestic title in the top division that year. When he scored his 370th goal for Barcelona in 2014, he set a Barcelona record for all-time goals scored. He also broke the record for career goals scored in both the Champions League (with 72 goals) and La Liga (with 253 goals) in the same year.2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Argentina was led by Messi to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2010, where the team lost to Germany for the second time in a row. Messi put on a stunning performance at the 2014 World Cup, scoring four goals and almost entirely guiding an Argentina team that lacked offense through the group stage and into the knockout rounds. Argentina then reached the World Cup final for the first time in 24 years. Argentina lost that match to Germany by a score of 1–0, but Messi still took home the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. He scored his 55th international goal in the 2016 Copa América Centenario tournament, breaking Gabriel Batistuta's Argentine scoring record.

Other activities and legal issues

 Messi was one of the biggest athletes in the world outside of the field. He was a highly successful product pitchman, particularly for the sportswear company Adidas, in addition to earning a football salary that frequently ranked alongside that of Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the two athletes with salaries that were the highest in all professional sports. In 2013, Messi and his father, who was in charge of his son's finances, were accused of tax fraud for using offshore shell companies to evade paying €4.2 million in Spanish taxes on endorsement earnings. In spite of having paid the Spanish government €5 million, the two were still required to stand trial in 2016. In July of that year, Messi and his father received fines of €2 million and €1.5 million, respectively, in addition to 21-month suspended prison sentences (first-time offenders in Spain receive suspended sentences if the duration is less than two years).

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 any of a number of related games in which two teams compete to kick, carry, throw, or otherwise move a ball toward an opponent's goal. Kicking is all that is allowed in some of these games; In some cases, kicking has lost out to other means of movement.

Earnings for Lionel Messi in 2023 Outside of football,

 Lionel Messi is on par with Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of earnings. In this instance, he and Ronaldo were neck-and-neck after 2013. Ronaldo ranks third in terms of highest earnings, with 60 million US dollars earned through sports and 55 million US dollars earned outside of sports. Forbes has listed the top 10 athletes and their earnings, and Lionel Messi has risen to the position of richest athlete this year.

Ronaldo is also on this list, and according to the most recent Forbes list, Lionel Messi is now the highest-paid player in the world. His on-field earnings are 75 million US dollars, while his off-field earnings are 55 million US dollars, according to estimates of his annual earnings.