After Messi scored an early goal in a 2-1 win over Nigeria that helped his team advance from the group stage, he was largely kept in check by France, his two assists not enough to stave off a 4-3 defeat that sent Argentina packing.A member of three Brazilian World Cup-champion teams, Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time.Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional soccer player who has set records while playing for the Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus clubs, as well as the Portuguese national team.For all his success with Barcelona, Messi has come under fire for his inability to help Argentina's national team win a major title. So he can play as a EU player. His debut in an official game with Infantile B category was on March 7, 2001, against Amposta. His first child Thiago was born in November 2012.His local club, River Plate were interested in signing Messi but didn’t want to pay for his medical treatment. Messi is a genius, and he can become an even better player.” In this game, Messi would enter the minute 73 and managed to score a goal. His final total of goals in 2012 was 91 – beating the previous record of 85 by German Gerd Muller, and Pele’s milestone of 75 in 1958.In June 2016, a very disappointed Messi announced his retirement from international football, after missing a penalty as Argentina got knocked out of the Copa America final. As the seasons have progressed, Messi kept improving and breaking his own records. On January 22, 2014, reached 400 games with Barcelona FC in the 4-1 victory against Valencia for the knockout stages of the Copa del Rey, the Argentine stood out for giving 3 assists to Cristian Tello. I just wanted to lift the cup and bring it to Argentina. Fortunately, thanks to talks with friends and Argentina’s coach, on August 12, Messi would announce that he would return to the national team to play all his competitions.His first official goal with Barcelona came on May 1, 2005, in the game corresponding to the 34th fixture against Albacete. He led Argentina to victory in the 2005 FIFA Youth Championship. He is an incredible player, gigantic.”“I do not care about the Golden Ball. In 2008, he won an Olympic gold medal for Argentina in football at the Beijing Olympics. Due to this, Lionel saw great possibilities in the club, so on September 26 of that year, he received the Spanish nationality.On August 28, 2013, at the start of the 2013-2014 season, Barcelona managed to win the Super Cup of Spain and Messi added his title number 23 with the Blaugrana shirt.
On September, Messi and his father would travel to Barcelona, Spain to look out for a better future and try out in some soccer clubs, including FC Barcelona. That goal was practically identical to the one Maradona scored in the 1986 World Cup against England. This season was full of important titles and goals. Instead, he signed a contract with Barcelona until the end of 2018. At the end of the 2012-2013 season, the Argentinian player ended up scoring 46 goals in the Spanish league, 4 in Copa del Rey, 2 in the Spanish Supercup and 8 in the Champions League.After the participation in the 2006 World Cup, Messi would keep being called to the national team and on June 5, 2007, he scored his first double with the national team in a friendly match against Algeria prior to the Copa America 2007.
We knew we could not dominate the game but we knew what we wanted to do. On May 27, 2009, Barcelona played the final of the Champions League against Manchester United, a match in which Messi scored the second goal in the 2-0 that meant the European title for his club. The day after his arrival in Barcelona, he was scheduled to attend a practice with one of the FC Barcelona’s Youth Academy teams.
Argentina were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Messi continued to break records, and on April 6, 2010, he scored his first goal-scoring poker game in the quarter-final match of the Champions League, where Barcelona won 4-1. However, this practice was canceled because of the absence of Rexach who was in charge of the team’s youth academy.Lio Messi has been part of the Argentina National Team for a long time.