Brief Football History of Lionel Andrés Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi, born on 24 June 1987, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Lionel Messi has the following trophies and awards to his name:
• 7 x Ballon d’Or
• 4 x Champions League
• 10 x La Liga
• 7 x Copa Del Rey
• 1 x Ligue 1
• 1 x Copa America
• 1 x Finalissima trophy
• 1 x World Cup
Truly, he’s the greatest of all time but lost the following finals with Argentina:
• 2007 Copa America final.
• 2014 World Cup final.
• 2015 Copa America final.
• 2016 Copa America final.
Decided to retire from Argentina’s national team after being heavily criticized by Argentina’s media, fans, and pundits even though he was giving everything to win a trophy with Argentina.
After Argentina was struggling to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, he came back and scored a hat-trick against Ecuador in the last match to take his country to the World Cup. In the 2018 World Cup, he got knocked out by France in the Round of 16.
In 2019, he lost the Copa America semi-final to Brazil. Shock after shock, heartbreak after heartbreak. But, he didn’t give up.
In 2021, he won Copa America as the top scorer, top assister, and the best player of the tournament.
In 2022, he won the Finalissima trophy with 2 assists and a man of the match award.
In 2022, he produced one of the greatest performances in World Cup history and carried his nation to World Cup glory.
Lionel Messi’s comeback will be remembered as the greatest comeback in football history.
If there was any debate, it is now over. ?
The greatest football player in football’s history is Lionel Andres Messi ??
