Messi loses Ballon d’Or to Cristiano Ronaldo - 2008-12-02
Lionel Messi says he’s not sad despite not winning the Ballon d’Or, which went to Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentinean ace claimed he wasn’t that interested in the prize, adding the most valuable thing is to have a great squad. He says, "I was not ever worried about the Ballon d'Or, much less now.” "Fortunately things are going well me, but I always say that the most important thing is to keep doing well for the team and to win many titles. Messi believes he’s plenty of chance to win the prize in the future as he’s just 21 years old. "I am only 21 years old and I have left many things to do in football."
Messi confirmed to play against Sporting - 2008-11-25
Messi has been confirmed to play Wednesday (Nov. 26) for the Champion League match against Sporting Lisbon. Barca coach Pep Guardiola decided to included the Argentinean striker after he was left out in the last clash agasint Getafe because of an injury. Guardiola said, "Messi is a necessary player, a special player, a very good player... but I've got others.” He added, “Now we need to rest a bit and get ready for Wednesday's game to try to secure top spot in the group."
Barca: the show goes on - 2008-11-18
Barcelona continues with its success, beating 2-0 Recreativo Huelva on Sunday (November 16). Lionel Messi marked the seventh goal of the season, and Seydou Keita did the rest to make the ninth victory of the Blaugrana in La Liga. The Argentinean addressed the effort to all the squad. “The credit belongs to everyone in the team,” Messi said afterwards. “These three points will encourage us even further to continue working hard,” he added.
Lionel Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is
an exciting Argentine soccer player, who currently plays as a
second striker for FC Barcelona. He has shown remarkable ability
for a player so young, and is often touted in the media as "the
new Diego Maradona"
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LIONEL MESSI VIDEOS
Messi scored another fantastic goal in the 3-0 victory against Mexico. Messi made us remember Maradona once more. Enjoy it! (Copa America - 07-11-2007)
Leo Messi scored a superb goal!!! Simply the most beautiful goal ever... The second goal in the 5-3 win against Getafe (Copa del Rey - 04-18-2007)
was offered the chance to play
for the Spanish national football team, but declined, preferring
to wait for the opportunity to play for the country of his birth.
In June 2004 he got his chance, playing in an under-20 friendly
match against Paraguay.
In June 2005 Messi starred for the Argentina U-20 team that won
the Football World Youth Championship in The Netherlands,
picking up the Golden Boot as top scorer with 6 goals, and the
Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament. Despite his
youth, Lionel was already being compared to Diego Maradona, one
of the greatest football players of all time.
On August 4, José Pekerman called him up to the senior Argentine
national team
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Lionel Messi started playing football at a
very early age for his hometown club, Newell's Old Boys. From
the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as his
parents were unable to pay for treatment in Argentina, they
decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. Shortly after arriving,
Lionel tried his luck with a trial at FC Barcelona, despite
being only 13 years of age. He excelled at the trial and rapidly
found himself starting for the Barcelona B team, averaging more
than a goal per game.
In October 2004 Messi made his official debut for the first team
against RCD Espanyol
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