Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d’Or five times, which is the most prestige’s award, four of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Boots. Messi and FC Barcelona won seven La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, as well as three Copa del Rey titles. A prolific goal scorer, Messi holds the records for most goals scored in La Liga, a La Liga season with 50 goals, a calendar year with 91 goals, a single season with 73 goals, and a Champions League match with 5 goals in one game, and most Champions League seasons again with 5 goals in one game. Though Messi broke millions on other records these are his most known to date. Born and raised in central Argentina, as a child, Doctors diagnosed Messi with a growth hormone deficiency. At age 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona, who agreed to pay for his medical treatment, and move his entire family. Furthermore, …show more content…
Personally for him, being called a legend at such an early age is a huge success. Lionel Messi is a remarkable player and it is an honor to watch someone like him play Fútbol. People hope he goes on until the age of 40 before retirement, but we will see what happens. Lionel Andrés Messi is by far the worlds best, and he is changing the game every time he steps on that pitch, and wins repeatedly. Messi will forever be remembered after he is done and in the books of legends for as long as he plays Fútbol, with 39 consecutive wins with his club right now. As a result Lionel “Leo” Messi will be talked about for ages to
He has set just about every record in the NHL, or gave the holder a good fight, and has skills in every aspect of the game, not just those of a forward. Wayne has received countless amounts of awards from most goals scored in a season, to the most gentlemanly player award, which no other player has even come close to obtaining, and he has won more championships and Stanley Cups than anyone has ever needed to. He is, and always will be, "The Great One", Wayne Gretzky.
Did you know that Wayne Gretzky holds more records than any other hockey player that is currently playing or has played?? According to Gretzky, Wayne started playing hockey at just six years of age. Biography.com states that Gretzky was ready to play in the NHL but his age created a problem in the beginning. Gretzky confirms that Gretzky holds the most records compared to any other player and had many capabilities on the ice. Gretzky states that Wayne has won many awards throughout his career, some he has won multiple times, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after retirement. According to Biography he couldn’t stay away from the sport, he became a coach and part owner of a team. Biography states that Gretzky now has a restaurant and winery, along with information from Gretzky saying he has a youth camo and a foundation. Wayne Gretzky was an impressive hockey player that has
retire in these next few years. Him as a person, he is a great person no doubt all you hear about
Balboa´s early life was a normal one. He was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. His father, whom we know little about, did not have influence or wealth.
At 16 years old Lionel Messi made his first debut at a friendly game with porto.
...ht goals in one game against Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro. On November 19, 1969, he scored his famous 1,000th goal from a
Wayne Gretzky will be known to many people. He won the Art Ross Trophy(highest scoring points) 9 times, and 8 of those were in a row. He holds or shares 61 NHL records before retirement. He also scored 2857 NHL points, which meant he beat Gordie Howe (one of the greatest hockey players before Wayne Gretzky). Wayne Gretzky will always be known to mankind.
...oke multiple records. He helped to win the UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament in both 2004 and 2012, and the UEFA Team of the Year not once, not twice, but six times in the years 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Some of his broken records included being the first player in the history of El Clasico to score in six straight games, the only player to have won the European Golden Shoe in two different leagues, the first top European league player to reach 40 goals in a single season in two consecutive years, the first player to score against every team in La Liga, the most hat-tricks in a single season for Real Madrid, seven, the most matches played in World Cup finals, 11 matches, Portugal all-time top scorer, 49 goals, and there are over thirty-five other records that he has broken.
Argentina, but he also went to other South American countries, such as Paraguay and Brazil.
Messi became the player he is today after being in an environment that allowed him to practice and reach the ten thousand hour rule with top coaches, players, and facility in the world. Messi was also lucky enough to be scouted by a team that was a great fit for him and willing to assist his medical treatment that could have been ruinous to his outstanding career that impacted the world of
David Beckham is the one sports star, who not only is a phenominal player, but is probably the most famous sports icon outside just soccer. It is definetely harder to find someone that has not heard of David Beckham, than someone who has. People occasionaly wonder, however; "Why Beckham? Why is he so famous?" The answer might not be very simple, but maybe it is the combination of a great shot, a fantastic cross, his own Adidas shoe, his changing hair-style, his modeling career, his marriage to the Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (formerly Adams), his big mistake against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup, his England capitancy and him having belonged to the two largest teams in history that make him so popular among the crowd. When one reads David Beckham's autobiography, David Beckham My Side, something that is surely visible and clear, is his igoistic thoughts and life-style.
Samir Moussa was born to a Lebanese father and a Columbian mother and his family spent most of their time in the city of Washington DC. During his time in school from Kindergarten to high school graduation, he was also exposed to other students who were also from International destinations.
FC Barcelona is one of the premier soccer clubs in the world. Many of the best players in history have donned the red and blue of Barcelona and made the Catalonian fans proud. As a team, they have won countless of trophies and triumphed over rivals. Much of their success can be credited to their renowned youth academy, La Maisa. It has brought countless of talented players such as Messi, Iniesta, and Puyol throughout the ranks of La Maisa, the youth academy.
Born in 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Lionel Messi is an Argentinean soccer player who is currently playing for a European soccer club called, FC Barcelona as a forward. He has played in Barcelona since his professional career as a soccer player started. Also, Messi is Spanish as well too; because he has lived in Spain for aver five years and therefore he got his Spanish citizenship. With only 169 centimeters of height, and 68 kg of weight, Lionel Messi has achieved lots of things with the national and club teams, but also many personal awards during his young career as a professional player that is still going on.
I remember one time when I was watching him play. He had just scored one of the coolest goals of his career. He spun the ball just out of reach of the goalkeeper's hands. With a smooth and controlled kick, the ball trickled into the net with a serene kind of spin. It seemed as if the whole thing had been in slow motion. As soon a the ball smacked up against the net, the entire net jolted back. The goalkeeper dove and grunted as he tried to reach the ball, but he just couldn’t. Lionel Messi’s shot was just too good. The whole crowd cheered so much. The best part, to me, is that after Messi scored his amazing goal, he didn't even celebrate. Messi just simply gave the ball to the referee and got prepared for kickoff. This showed me that even though he had scored an amazing goal, Lionel Messi did...