LEONEL MESSI

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.THAT IS THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HIM.

 born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a foward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and regarded by many as the greatest of all time, MESSI is the only player in history to win five FIFA Ballon d'or four of which he won consecutively, and a record-tying four European Golden Shoes He has won 29 trophies with Barcelona, including eight La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles, and five copas de rey. Both a prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most official goals scored in La Liga (361), a La Liga Seasons(50), a club football season in europe (73),a calendar year(91), as well as those for most assists made in La Liga (141) and the copa america (11). He has scored over 600 senior carrier goals for club and country.

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 SOME QUOTES FROM PEOPLE DESCRIBING LEONEL MESSI

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"For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is a role model for children around the world… Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d’Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He’s in a different league." - Johan Cruyff

“This Barca will be remembered as Messi’s Barca. He’s well above anything else I’ve ever seen. He’s an alien." - Messi's former team-mate Carles Puyol

"He is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal. So as a football fan, just enjoy the show." - Zinedine Zidane

"I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop [Cristiano] Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best I’ve ever seen. I don’t dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can’t find them." - Roy Keane

“Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he’s still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, Then we would have serious problems." - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

"It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind." - Xavi