Lionel Messi. [326] On 21 November, Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 31 home victory over Nantes. [406] As Argentina continued a trophy drought that began in 1993, the World Cup and Copa Amrica defeats again brought intense criticism for Messi from Argentine media and fans. [589][590] On Messi's economic impact on the city in which he plays, Terry Gibson called him a "tourist attraction". ", "Lionel Messi not nominated for Ballon d'Or for first time in 17 years", "Kylian Mbapp scores a hat-trick including 8-second goal from kick-off as Paris Saint-Germain puts seven goals past Lille", "VIDO Michel Rio, le Breton plus rapide que Kylian Mbapp", "Lionel Messi, joueur du mois de septembre de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats! At the 2014 World Cup, Messi put on a dazzling display, scoring four goals and almost single-handedly propelling an offense-deficient Argentina team through the group stage and into the knockout rounds, where Argentina then advanced to the World Cup final for the first time in 24 years. Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas were crowned the best players in mens and womens football at FIFAs annual awards ceremony in Paris on Monday. Rijkaard had fielded him despite warning from the medical staff, leading captain Carles Puyol to criticise the Spanish media for pressuring Messi to play every match. Dortmund were the 34th team he had scored against in the competition, breaking the previous record of 33 held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Ral. On 7 March, two weeks after scoring four goals in a league fixture against Valencia, he scored five times in a Champions League last 16-round match against Bayer Leverkusen, an unprecedented achievement in the history of the competition. 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[43] Under Guardiola and subsequent managers, he most often played in a false nine role; positioned as a centre-forward or lone striker, he would roam the centre, often moving deep into midfield and drawing defenders with him, in order to create and exploit spaces for passes, other teammates' attacking runs off the ball, Messi's own dribbling runs, or combinations with Xavi and Iniesta. [313], On 1 July, Messi became a free agent after his contract expired,[314] with negotiations on a new deal complicated due to financial issues at Barcelona. [252][253] On 1 May, Messi scored twice in a 30 home win over Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals; his second goal of the match, a 35-yard free kick, was the 600th senior club goal of his career, all of which had been scored with Barcelona. ", Barcelona's then assistant coach Henk ten Cate on Messi's first-team debut. [632], Messi's financial affairs came under investigation in 2013 for suspected tax evasion. [281] On 9 August, in the Champions League round of 16 second leg versus Napoli at the Camp Nou, Messi scored the second goal and earned a penalty which led to a third goal and led his side to a 31 home victory and qualified 42 on aggregate for the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich. [131] He finished the season as league top scorer in Spain and Europe for a second time, with 50 goals, a La Liga record, while his 73 goals in all competitions surpassed Gerd Mller's 67 goals in the 197273 Bundesliga season, making him the single-season top scorer in the history of European club football. [127], Despite Messi's individual form, Barcelona's four-year cycle of success under Guardiola one of the greatest eras in the club's history drew to an end. He has kept ownership of his family's old house, although it has long stood empty; he maintains a penthouse apartment in an exclusive residential building for his mother, as well as a family compound just outside the city. He finished the campaign having scored for four of his five teams with a total of 36 goals in all official competitions. Towards the end of the season, he returned to both youth teams, helping the Juveniles B win the league. Messi won the World Cups Golden Ball, becoming the first male player to receive that award twice. He also functions in a playmaking role, courtesy of his vision and range of passing. 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[279][280] Following his brace in a 50 away win against Alavs in the final match of the season on 20 May, Messi finished the season as both the top scorer and top assist provider in La Liga, with 25 goals and 21 assists respectively, which saw him win his record seventh Pichichi trophy, overtaking Zarra; however, Barcelona missed out on the league title to Real Madrid. [357] A hamstring injury sustained a week later jeopardised his presence in the World Cup, but he was nevertheless selected for Pkerman's squad and regained fitness in time for the start of the tournament. [395] Within the first half-hour, Messi had started the play that led to a goal, but it was ruled offside. Dutch association football player and manager. As well as captaining Argentina to victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Messi also won his first Ligue 1 title with PSG. [619] To celebrate his son's first birthday, in November 2013, Messi and Thiago were part of a publicity campaign to raise awareness of mortality rates among disadvantaged children. [158][160] For the first time in five years, Barcelona ended the season without a major trophy; they were defeated in the Copa del Rey final by Real Madrid and lost the league in the last game to Atltico Madrid, causing Messi to be booed by sections of fans at the Camp Nou. [399][400] During the opening match against Paraguay, they were ahead two goals by half-time but lost their lead to end the match in a 22 draw; Messi had scored from a penalty kick, netting his only goal in the tournament. [193], On 11 January 2016, Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time in his career. You look at their face and kit and that's it! In the interview, Messi claimed to have informed Barcelona of his desire to leave multiple times, and club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said Messi could decide at the end of every season if he wanted to stay or leave, only for Bartomeu to refer to the release clause. [452], On 21 May, Messi was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa Amrica. The people who came up with the "Pessi" name also managed to gather up an accompanying image that was meant to make fun of the player in question. [574][575] From 2010 onwards, concurrently with his increased achievements as a player, his marketing appeal widened, leading to long-term endorsement deals with luxury brands Dolce & Gabbana and Audemars Piguet. [72][104] Under the award's old format, he would have placed just outside the top three, owing his win to the votes from the international coaches and captains. [189] On 16 September, he became the youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League in a 11 away draw to Roma. To comply with the league's fair play regulations we had to accept an agreement that mortgaged the Club's TV right for half a century and FC Barcelona is above everything else. To celebrate his partner's first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina's 40 win against Ecuador on 2 June 2012, before confirming the pregnancy in an interview two weeks later. [394], Billed as Messi versus Germany, the world's best player against the best team, the final was a repeat of the 1990 final featuring Diego Maradona. As the perceived best player in the world, he had been expected to lead an average team to the title, as Maradona arguably did in 1986, but he had failed to replicate his performances at Barcelona with the national team, leading to the accusation that he cared less about his country than his club. [402] In his 100 appearances, he had scored a total of 46 goals for Argentina, 22 of which came in official competitive matches. Messi worked to regain fitness in time for the Champions League final, but on 17 May, the day of the final, he was eventually ruled out. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much [223] Messi netted twice against Gianluigi Buffon, on 12 September, as Bara defeated the last season's Italian champions Juventus 30 at home in the UEFA Champions League. Todays ceremony was the seventh edition of The Best FIFA awards after they were introduced in 2016. [148], Messi continued to struggle with injury throughout 2013, eventually parting ways with his long-time personal physiotherapist. [455] Following Argentina's 20 defeat to hosts Brazil in the semi-finals on 2 July, Messi was critical of the refereeing during the match,[456][457] and alleged the competition was "set up" for Brazil to win. [188], Messi opened the 201516 season by scoring twice from free kicks in Barcelona's 54 victory (after extra time) over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup. [476] Messi then followed this on 6 June with all five Argentina goals in a 50 victory in a friendly win over Estonia, overtaking Ferenc Pusks among the all-time international men's top scorers. [269] His goals (608) also saw him overtake Cristiano Ronaldo's senior goal tally (606) at club level. There were always going to be heavy expectations put on the brand new PES 2014 graphics engine, named the Fox Engine. A month later, on 6 March, he made his debut for Barcelona B in the Segunda Divisin B, and his buyout clause automatically increased to 80million. Such is how the nickname "Pessi" was born. [577][578][579][580] Additionally, Messi was the face of Konami's video game series Pro Evolution Soccer, appearing on the covers of PES 2009, PES 2010, PES 2011 and PES 2020. Who has scored the most goals in international football all-time. [433] Messi's three goals saw him become the joint all-time leading scorer in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers with 21 goals, alongside Uruguay's Luis Surez, overtaking the previous record which was held by compatriot Hernn Crespo. In 2022 he helped Argentina win the Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s World Cup. [563] Forbes ranked him the world's highest-paid athlete in 2019. [357] Ahead of the tournament, Maradona visited Messi in Barcelona to request his tactical input; Messi then outlined a 4312 formation with himself playing behind the two strikers, a playmaking position known as the enganche in Argentine football, which had been his preferred position since childhood. The 35-year-old Messi finished ahead of Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbapp and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema in the voting for the mens award. [292] Later that evening, Messi announced in an interview with Goal that he would continue at Barcelona for the final year of his contract. Messi 'Plays' That Will Not Be Repeated or Seen in Football Ever Again || [388][397] However, his selection drew criticism due to his lack of goals in the knockout round; FIFA President Sepp Blatter expressed his surprise, while Maradona suggested that Messi had undeservedly been chosen for marketing purposes. "[32], At 16 years, four months, and 23 days old, Messi made his first team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friendly against Jos Mourinho's Porto on 16 November 2003. Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men's player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards . [86] With 23 league goals from Messi that season, Barcelona became La Liga champions three days later and achieved its fifth double. [358], During the World Cup in Germany, Messi witnessed their opening match victory against the Ivory Coast from the substitutes' bench. 6. In the next match, against Serbia and Montenegro, he became the youngest player to represent Argentina at a FIFA World Cup when he came on as a substitute in the 74th minute. He assisted their fourth strike within minutes and scored the final goal in their 60 victory, making him the youngest scorer in the tournament and the sixth-youngest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup. [379], Argentina were eliminated in the quarter-final against Germany, at the same stage of the tournament and by the same opponent as four years earlier. Trolls on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms love to sling around the derogatory nickname "Pessi" for Lionel Messi. [522][523], As his career advanced, and his tendency to dribble diminished slightly with age, Messi began to dictate play in deeper areas of the pitch and developed into one of the best passers and playmakers in football history. [612] Through his foundation, Messi has awarded research grants, financed medical training, and invested in the development of medical centres and projects in Argentina, Spain, and elsewhere in the world. Pessi's user player card & information (stats, attributes, traits and records). [19], As the Messi family had relatives in Catalonia, they sought to arrange a trial with Barcelona in September 2000. [215], On 4 February 2017, Messi scored his 27th free-kick for Barcelona in a 30 home win over Athletic Bilbao in the league, overtaking Koeman as the club's all-time top-scorer from free-kicks. Pessifandogs are Brainless The "Detailed stats" tab shows a player's total appearances, goals, cards and cumulative minutes of play for each competition, and indicates the season in which it occurred. [435][436] Prior to Argentina's opener, there was speculation in the media over whether this would be Messi's final World Cup. But the advantage I have is that I'm second to an extraterrestrial. [480][481] In the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Messi assisted Argentina's first goal for Nahuel Molina with a reverse pass and then scored a penalty as the game finished 22 after extra time. A turning point came on 11 January during a 31 victory over Atltico Madrid, the first time Bara's attacking trident of Messi, Luis Surez and Neymar, dubbed "MSN", each scored in a match, marking the beginning of a highly successful run. [169][170] After five years of playing in the centre of the pitch, Messi had returned to his old position on the right wing late the previous year, by his own suggestion according to Surez, their striker. [147], After four largely injury-free seasons, the muscular injuries that had previously plagued Messi reoccurred. appreciated. 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[500][508][512] Widely considered to be the best dribbler in the world,[513] and one of the greatest dribblers of all time,[514] with regard to this ability, his former Argentina manager Diego Maradona has said of him, "The ball stays glued to his foot; I've seen great players in my career, but I've never seen anyone with Messi's ball control. He scored two penalties in their 21 victory over Nigeria, clinching Argentina's fifth championship and finishing the tournament as top scorer with 6 goals. [198] A few days later, he scored both goals in Barcelona's 02 win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, in the first leg of the 201516 UEFA Champions League round of 16, with the second goal being Barcelona's 10,000th in official competitions. [317] Club president Joan Laporta also blamed the previous board for Messi's exit by saying "the basis of everything is the calamitous and disastrous situation left by the previous board", he added by saying "the expected debt is much higher and we had some sports contracts in place that meant we had no margin on salary". [125][126] Two weeks later, on 20 March, Messi became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history at 24 years old, overtaking the 57-year record of Csar Rodrguez's 232 goals with a hat-trick against Granada. [430][431] On 5 May, Messi's four match ban as well as his 10,000 CHF fine was lifted by FIFA after Argentina Football Association appealed against his suspension, which meant he could now play Argentina's remaining World Cup Qualifiers. [357][402], As Messi evolved from the team's symbolic captain into a genuine leader, he led Argentina to the knockout stage as group winners. [248] On 16 April, Messi scored twice in a 30 home victory over Manchester United in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals to give Barcelona a 40 aggregate win, which saw Barcelona progress to the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 2015; these were also his first goals in the Champions League quarter-finals since 2013. pic.twitter.com/cB3gD4RWR6. [16] He was scouted by Buenos Aires club River Plate, whose playmaker, Pablo Aimar, he idolised, but they declined to pay for his treatment. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Ahead of the final, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. [295] Two days prior to the opening game, he again criticised the club, this time for the manner of Luis Surez's departure, stating, "at this stage nothing surprises me any more". [82][87], As the season's Champions League top scorer with nine goals, the youngest in the tournament's history,[88] Messi scored two goals and assisted two more to ensure a 40 quarter-final victory over Bayern Munich. "[418] Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi said after the match, "My generation can't compare him to Maradona that's for my generation, because of what Maradona did for Argentine football. [301], "Congratulations on your historic record, Lionel. [258] On 25 May, Messi scored his final goal of the season in a 21 defeat to Valencia in the 2019 Copa del Rey Final. An Argentine international, Messi is the country's all-time leading goalscorer and also holds the national record for appearances. A little, yes. 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