Lionel Messi also Leo Messi, born in Argentine, is known as the famous, renowned, and best football player. He showed his interest in football from his childhood. He is a left-leg kicker naturally. 35 years old Messi, born on June 24, 1987, is still contributing to the world of football. Messi has a height of 5 feet 7 inches, but he is strong and the best player. He started playing football in childhood, officially he started playing in 1995 when he joined the youth team of Newell’s Old Boys.
Lionel Messi Early life and career:
Messi joined the under-14 football team in Barcelona, played in that team as a junior, and set a goal of 21 in 14 games. Then he was promoted to the higher-level team. At the age of 17, in 2004-5, he became the youngest player and scorer in the team of Spanish La Liga (the country’s highest division of football). He got Spanish citizenship in 2005 as a reward from the Catalan supporters of Barcelona. In 2006 he won the champion league with Barcelona. In 2009, he won three awards back to back.
- The La Liga championship,
- The Copa del Rey (Spain’s major domestic cup)
- The Champions League title
There he played 51 games scoring 38 goals and besting Ronaldo in the FIFA Awards and Ballon d’Or. He won the Golden Shoe award for being a European leading scorer. As well as he is a record-setting 7 Ballon d’Or awards. He won the FIFA’s best male player award in 2019. Being a leading scorer in the history of the league, he won back to back many awards. Now he is a member of Inter Miami of Major League Soccer. Messi won the FIFA World Cup in the year 2021.
Married life of Lionel Messi:
Messi married the cousin of his childhood friend, Antonella Roccuzzo. They met when he was just nine years old. According to him, he married his childhood sweetheart. Their wedding was the royal wedding and was called to be the wedding of the century. There were 260 celebrities and famous guests with hundreds of policemen deployed all around. Antonella Roccuzzo and Messi have three sons now. Thiago, in 2012. Their second son, Mateo, arrived in 2015, followed by their third son, Ciro, in 2018.
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Ciro Messi, the third son born to them is considered a child star by people but there is no actual proof of this. His mother Antonella Roccuzzo has his name tattooed on her calf. While their father Messi has a tattoo of Ciro’s name and his brothers.
Who’s Better: Messi vs Ronaldo?
It isn’t easy to select one of them as both are the best and contributing players in football. Both have their fame and value in the eyes of people and both are the blessing for the football world.
But Messi has won more titles and international goals than Ronaldo. But Messi played only for France and Spain, whereas Ronaldo has played for Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy. Both players have faced their journey through ups and downs and earned success through their passionate and hardworking nature.
Lionel Messi Activities on Social Media:
Leo Messi is famous on his Instagram account 474 million followers. His Instagram has the most popular post in history. His Twitter account has 713.1K Followers and Facebook has 114 million followers.
Lionel Messi Business:
Messi is the master of famous hotels in the hotel empire. He became the owner of the hotel chain, MiM Hotels, in 2017. He has another business clothing line named, Messi Store. This is a clothing brand, he opened in Barcelona in 2017.
Net worth of Lionel Messi:
Looking to his significant success in his football career and excellent business lines, he is a global icon with a net worth of 600 million dollars. He stands in the list of six billionaires of athletes in the world.
