Lionel Messi
Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi was born June 24th, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina.
Messi is a forward player for Spanish La Liga giants FC Barcelona. He joined Barcelona from a his home country of Argentina at the age of 13 in 2000. At 17 years old he broke into the Barca first team and has since been the star player for the Spanish giants and is today regarded as not just the best football player in the world, but of all time.
Lionel Messi's individual honours include two Ballon d'Or awards and two FIFA World Player of the Years awards in 2009 and 2010.
Lionel Messi News
Messi leads four Barca players in Ballon d'Or shortlist
Nov 29, 2009, 10:28 GMT
Paris - Lionel Messi led four players from European Champions Barcelona in a 10-man shortlist for the continent's footballer of the year award, the Ballon d'Or, published on Sunday by France Football magazine. ... more
Messi, Ronaldo are top picks as FIFA issues World Player shortlist
Oct 30, 2009, 9:18 GMT
Zurich - Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the top picks for the 2009 World Footballer of the Year award as part of a 23-player shortlist published on Friday by the ruling body FIFA. ... more
Messi: "The goal was to win and we achieved it" (Extra)
Jun 7, 2009, 1:00 GMT
Buenos Aires - Talented striker Lionel Messi admitted Saturday that Argentina did not play too well in their tight 1-0 win over Colombia in Buenos Aires, but he was happy with the result. ... more
ANALYSIS: Can Barcelona launch a new era? "It's already doing so"
May 28, 2009, 18:00 GMT
Rome - With three titles in just one season, a star like Lionel Messi, a young team and beautiful, attacking play, Barcelona appears to be well on its way to launching a new era in European football, like Ajax Amsterdam did in the 1970s and like Arrigo Sacchi's Milan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... more
Eto'o and Messi the heroes as Barcelona stun United (2nd Lead)
May 27, 2009, 21:20 GMT
Rome - A goal in each half by Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory in the Champions League final played in Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. ... more
