Lionel Messi, male, born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine football player, playing as a striker, and currently plays for Barcelona Football Club.
Club career
Messi
000, he was attracted by coach Kuca and was taken to Barcelona. Messi also moved his family to Spain. In September 2000, Messi, who was only 13 years old and only 140cm tall, went to Barcelona youth training camp La Macia for trial. During the trial, Messi's performance conquered the Barcelona youth team coaches, and they signed a work contract with Messi that will expire in 2012. Barcelona Club has made great efforts to help Messi grow. Since Messi's epiphyseal line has long been closed, club experts have specially formulated a series of leg exercises for him to help Messi grow. [1]On November 16, 2003, 16-year-old Messi made his first appearance for Barcelona team in a friendly match with Porto.
In 2004, at the age of 17, he represented Barcelona in the league against Espanyol.
Messi
On May 1, 2005, Messi scored against Albasett. In September, he was granted Spanish citizenship, making his debut at Camp Nou in the Champions League against Udinese.In March 2006, he strained his muscles in the game against Chelsea and withdrew from the season early. In December, Messi had a metatarsal fracture and was forced to recuperate for three months.
On March 11, 2007, he scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid, becoming the first player to win three-pointer in the century duel after Zamorano. On April 18, Messi replicated five goals in the World Cup against Getafe in the King's Cup semi-finals, and later against Espanyol, he scored a handball goal.
At the end of 2009, he was elected as the European Footballer and the World Footballer.
Messi
010-2011 season, in the away Champions League match against Donetsk Miners, Messi scored the only goal in the game. While helping the team win and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, he also surpassed Ronaldo's single-season goal record of 47 goals. In the La Liga against Osasuna, Messi completed his 50th goal of his season, surpassing the brilliant record of 49 goals in the La Liga set by Real Madrid legend Puskas in the 1959-1960 season. In the 54th minute of the Champions League final with Manchester United, Messi received the ball in Iniesta and scored with a strong left foot, regaining the lead for Barcelona and winning the final cup.At the beginning of 2011, Messi won the first FIFA Golden Ball Award after the merger of the FIFA World Best Athlete and the French Football Golden Ball Award. On April 22, the "100 Most Influential People in the World" selected by the Times released its list, Messi was selected and became the only one in the football industry. [2] On August 25, Messi won the European Player of UEFA. In December, Messi was selected as one of the 100 most influential figures in the world by Time magazine, ranking 87th. [3]
A total of 91 goals were scored in 2012, and he also broke the record of 85 goals set by German legend Ged Muller in 1972. [4] Among them, they scored 74 goals in 57 games, 56 goals in 36 games in La Liga, 13 goals in 12 games in the Champions League, 3 goals in 7 games in the Copa del Rey, and 2 goals in 2 Super Cups in Spain; they scored 12 goals in 9 games in the Argentina national team, 5 goals in 5 games in the World Cup qualifiers, and 7 goals in 4 friendly matches.
Messi
013-2014 season, in the La Liga against Betis, Messi was replaced after only 20 minutes of playing due to a biceps in his left leg. Messi came to Barcelona club for a physical examination. According to the announcement released by Barcelona's official website, the Argentinian will be on standby for about 6-8 weeks, which will make Messi's 2013 journey reimbursement ahead of schedule. In the 29th round of La Liga, Messi scored a "hat trick" at the Bernabeu stadium, helping Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 4-3. After this game, Messi scored 21 goals in the national derby, surpassing Distefano's 18 goals.On November 29, 2013, Messi flew to Argentina for the second phase of treatment. The Barcelona team doctor accompanied him and closely observed Messi's recovery. In the same year, he won the European Golden Boot Trophy for the third time with 46 league goals.[5]
On November 23, 2014, Messi completed a hat trick in the 12th round of the La Liga match between Barcelona and Sevilla. After this game, Messi officially won the No. 1 scorer in La Liga with 253 goals. On December 20, Messi was named the Best Scorer Award in the 2013 World Professional League by IFFHS. [6]
Messi
On August 27, 2015, the UEFA Champions League group stage draw and the European Best Player Award Ceremony was held at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo. Messi beat his teammates Suarez and Ronaldo and became the first person to be the best player in Europe twice. At the same time, when Messi played against Bayern in the first leg, he drew the wonderful goal scored by Boateng and won the best goal of the Champions League season. [7]On November 30, 2015, the final three-person list of the 2015 FIFA Golden Ball Awards was announced. Messi has been shortlisted for the top three for the ninth consecutive time.
On January 12, 2016, Messi won the Golden Globe Award for the fifth time. He also became the first player in history to win the Golden Globe Award for 5 times. He and Ronaldo monopolized the FIFA player award for eight consecutive years. On February 18, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijon 3-1 away. Messi scored twice in the game, becoming the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga and the 10,000th goal in Barcelona's La Liga in history.
On May 29, 2017, after the last round of the 2016-17 Serie A, Messi won the 2016-17 European Golden Boot Award with 37 goals (74 points). In August, he was shortlisted for the 2017 World Footballer Shortlist. On August 4, Leo Messi was shortlisted for the 2016-17 Champions League best striker. On September 20, he was selected as the shortlist for the 2017 World's Best Team. On the evening of November 24, Messi won the 2016-17 European Golden Boot Award, which is also the fourth European Golden Boot Award for Argentina's star. The four-win European Golden Boot also tied the record of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. On November 25, Barcelona officials and Messi successfully renewed their contract on Saturday morning this week in Barcelona time. Messi's new contract will end in the 2020-21 season, with the buyout clause reaching 700 million euros. In other words, when Messi's new contract expires, it also means that Messi has spent 17 seasons with the Barcelona first team. On December 1, he was selected as the 2017 Global Football Awards candidate list.
On March 4, 2018, Messi scored a free kick against Atletico Madrid and scored a direct free kick in three consecutive rounds of La Liga. This goal is also Messi's 600th goal in his career. On July 17, Forbes announced the 2018 global celebrity income list, and Messi ranked 8th with US$111 million. On July 24, Messi was selected as the 2018 FIFA World Footballer Shortlist. On October 12, Messi was selected for the 2018 Golden Football Awards list. On December 18, Messi won the 2017-2018 European Golden Boot Award in Barcelona, Spain, and won the award for the fifth time in his personal career.
On June 12, 2019, Forbes, the US announced the 2019 global athlete revenue rankings, with Messi (US$127 million) ranking first. On September 24, Messi was elected World Footballer for the sixth time. In December, Messi won the Golden Globe for the sixth time in his career.
In January 2020, he was nominated for the 2020 Lawrence World Sports Awards for Best Male Athlete Award. [8] In the early morning of February 3, in the 22nd round of La Liga in 2019/2020 season, Barcelona defeated Levante 2-1 at home. Messi assisted Fati twice and scored, and Barcelona won three consecutive home games at home. [9] In the early morning of February 18, 2020, the 2020 Lawrence World Sports Awards were announced in Berlin, Germany, and Messi was elected as the Best Male Athlete of the Year Award. [10]
On the morning of February 23, 2020, the 24th round of La Liga ended, Barcelona beat Eibar 5-0 at home. After this game, Messi became the first player in football history to directly participate in more than 1,000 goals. He scored 696 goals and assisted 306 times. [11]
On February 23, 2020, Messi ranked 6th in the European Golden Boot Awards. [12]
On June 20, 2020, Messi failed to score his 700th goal in his career in a focus match in the 30th round of La Liga. [14]
July 1, 2020 04:00 (21:00 local time on June 30, Spain), a focus game in the 33rd round of La Liga in 2019/20 season started at the Camp Nou Stadium. Barcelona drew 2-2 at home with Atletico Madrid, Costa scored his own own, and Messi scored his 700th goal in his career. [15]
On July 20, 2020, it was selected as the shortlist for the 2020 Golden Football Award.[17]
On August 15, 2020, in the quarter-finals of the 2019-2020 European Champions League, Barcelona lost to Bayern 2-8 and was eliminated. In this regard, Messi missed the Champions League semi-final for the first time in the past 14 seasons (since 2005-06). [18]
On August 26, 2020, Argentine sports media TyC reported that Messi, who plays for Barcelona, Spain, has communicated with the team and will activate the departure clause in the contract. According to reports, the departure clause stipulates that Messi can leave the team freely, but cannot join other European giants, and must be filed before the end of the season. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the season was postponed, and the two sides had different explanations on whether the clause would take effect. [19]
On August 30, 2020, the official website of La Liga said that Messi's contract with Barcelona is still valid, with a penalty of 700 million euros. [20]
On the evening of September 4, 2020, Messi's team issued a statement, insisting that the 700 million euro liquidated damages clause in Messi's contract with Barcelona were invalid and Messi could leave the team freely. [21]
On September 5, 2020, Messi issued a personal statement saying that he did not want to fight with his beloved Barcelona, so he chose to stay in the team in the new season. [22]
On September 23, 2020, UEFA officially announced the candidate for the best player in 2020, and Messi ranked 4th. [24]
On November 23, 2020, the 2020 Global Football Awards Nomination for Best Player has been announced, and Messi is on the list. [26]
On November 25, 2020, Beijing time, FIFA announced the candidate for the best player of the year, with Messi on the list. [27]
On December 2, 2020, ESPN selected the top 100 football figures in 2020, and Messi won the best player in the forward position. [28]
On December 3, 2020, the latest total goal rankings in the world football were updated, and Messi ranked 7th with 712 goals. [29]
On December 20, 2020, in the match between Barcelona and Valencia in La Liga, Messi headed the ball before the end of the first half. According to official statistics, this is his 643rd goal for Barcelona. At this point, Messi tied the single club goal record held by Brazil's "King of Football" Pele. [34]
On December 22, 2020, at the 67th Awards Ceremony of the Marca, the best La Liga in the 2019/20 season were awarded, and Messi won the best scorer. [32]
Beijing time on December 23, 2020, in the 15th round of La Liga in 2020/21, Barcelona defeated Valladolid 3-0 away, and Messi broke the Pele record through a pass. [33]
On December 28, 2020, Barcelona officially announced that Messi is undergoing treatment and he will miss the next league against Eibar. [35]
National Team Career
Messi
In June 2004, Messi played for the Argentine national youth team for the first time and made his debut in the U20 youth team match against Paraguay.In 2005, the Argentine Youth Team won the World Youth Championship, and Messi won the double prizes of the Golden Ball and Golden Boots. On August 17, Messi made his debut in the Argentina senior team against Hungary, where he came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute and was sent off for an elbow in the 6th minute for a red card. On September 3, Messi made another appearance in the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay.
In the 2006 World Cup, he did not get a chance to play in the first match between Côte d'Ivoire, and in the second match between Seychelles, he made a substitute with Maxi Rodriguez in the 74th minute. He scored a goal in that game. In the last round of the group, Messi started but had no performance. In the knockout stage, he came on as a substitute against Mexico (84th minute), but did not get a chance to play against Germany.
In 2007, Messi approached his first national team honor in the Copa America, but in the end he only won the runner-up.
Messi
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Messi won the gold medal with the Argentine National Olympic Team, and Di Maria's winning goal in the final came from his assists. Messi's performance was average in the South African World Cup qualifiers, but Argentina eventually advanced in a narrow margin.On March 28, 2009, Messi played against Venezuela in Argentina. Messi wore Argentina's No. 10 jersey for the first time. This was also the first official game after Maradona became the head coach of Argentina. The team won 4-0 and Messi scored his first record.
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Messi, as the team's offensive core, failed to score a single goal. In the quarter-finals, Argentina lost to Germany with the biggest loss in the World Cup history of 0:4, and this game directly led to the dismissal of Maradona.
On June 16, 2014, in the first round of Group F of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, Argentina defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, and Messi scored and made an own goal. On June 22, Argentina vs. Iran, in the 91st minute of stoppage time, Messi staged a final victory, and Argentina finally defeated Iran 1-0. On June 26, Argentina defeated Nigeria 3-2, and Messi scored 2 goals. In the eight-quarter final against Switzerland on July 2, Messi gave a winning assist, allowing the Pampas Eagles to advance to the final and avoid the penalty shootout. In the World Cup, he was officially named the best player in a single game by FIFA, and for the first time in history, he has won the best player for four consecutive times. On October 10, the Argentina team started training before the South American Super Cup. During the training, Messi withdrew midway and was suspected to have felt uncomfortable due to the heavy haze.
Messi
June 11, 2016, a focus match in the second round of the D round of the Centennial Copa America Group D was held at the Military Stadium. Argentina defeated Panama 5-0, Di Maria assisted Otamendi to score and retreated after injury, Gododoi was sent off by a red card, Messi came on the bench and staged a hat trick, Aguero added icing on the cake. The substitute played a hat-trick. Before that, in the 100-year history of the Copa America, only one person has done it, that is Brazilian Paulo Valentim, who completed this miracle in 1959. However, Messi was only 29 minutes away from the end of the game when he came on the court, and Paulo Valentim was 45 minutes away from the end of the game when he came on the bench. Moreover, in the long history of the Argentine national team for 114 years, Messi is the first player to come out of the bench to score 3 goals in non-warm-up matches. In other words, this is a magical record that a large number of ancient gods such as Maradona and Barti have not been completed. On August 13, the Argentine national team officially announced that Messi, the number one star who had previously withdrawn from the national team, officially returned.On June 27, 2018, a final round of Group D of the 2018 World Cup started at the St. Petersburg Stadium. Argentina narrowly defeated Nigeria 2-1, and Messi took the lead. On June 30, the knockout round of the Russian World Cup officially started, with the first game being France vs. Argentina. In the 48th minute, Argentina took the lead. Messi turned around in the penalty area and shot with his left foot. Mercado touched the ball into the goal from the right side of the small penalty area, 2-1.
On March 22, 2019, Messi returned to the national team for the first time after the World Cup, and Argentina lost to Venezuela 1-3.
On January 26, 2020, Barcelona won 0 victories against Valen last season. But it is quite surprising that Messi's offensive efficiency is so low. Messi shot 11 times in this game and scored 0 goals, and a free kick flew into the stands. [13]
In the early morning of July 12, 2020, in Barcelona's away game against Valladolid, Messi made a wonderful pass to Vidal score. With this assist, Messi scored 20 goals and assists this season, thus becoming the first player in La Liga history to unlock this achievement. [16]
In September 2020, the Argentine national team announced the latest roster, with Messi who chose to stay in Barcelona leading the way, Dybala and Lautaro were among the list, and Simeone Jr. and Villa goalkeeper Martinez were selected. [23]
On October 9, 2020, in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Ecuador, Messi scored a penalty shot created by Ocampos, which allowed him to lead the World Cup qualifiers with Suarez. Messi has scored 22 goals in the historical scorer list of the World Cup South American qualifiers. In terms of the number of goals scored by the national team, Messi has reached 71 goals. Scoring another 7 goals, he can surpass Pele's record of 77 goals and become the historical top scorer of the South American team. [25]
In December 2020, it was selected into the CIES player performance index ranking list, ranking 9th. [30]
On December 8, 2020, Bayern won the 2020 Best Team 433 selected by the International Football History and Data Association (IFFHS), with Bayern winning the game: Neuer, Arnold, Van Dijk, Ramos, Alfonso Davis, Thiago, De Bruyne, Kimmich, Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Messi. [31]
On January 3, 2020, the German football transfer market announced the scorer list of players who played in the top ten European leagues (five leagues plus Portuguese Super League, Russian Super League, Eredivisie, A-League, and Austria) in 2020. He was selected into the 2020 scorer list. [36]
On January 5, 2021, it was selected into the latest popularity rankings in the world football world. On January 6, the German transfer market counted the penalty goals list of the five major leagues in 2020, and he was selected.[37]
On January 9, 2021, IFFHS (International Football History and Statistics Federation) counted the top scorers list of the top leagues (a country's highest-level league) in the ten years of world football from 2011 to 2020. He was selected into the top league scorers list in the past decade.
Lionel Messi, male, born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine football player, playing as a striker, and currently plays for Barcelona Football Club.
Club career
Messi
000, he was attracted by coach Kuca and was taken to Barcelona. Messi also moved his family to Spain. In September 2000, Messi, who was only 13 years old and only 140cm tall, went to Barcelona youth training camp La Macia for trial. During the trial, Messi's performance conquered the Barcelona youth team coaches, and they signed a work contract with Messi that will expire in 2012. Barcelona Club has made great efforts to help Messi grow. Since Messi's epiphyseal line has long been closed, club experts have specially formulated a series of leg exercises for him to help Messi grow. [1]On November 16, 2003, 16-year-old Messi made his first appearance for Barcelona team in a friendly match with Porto.
In 2004, at the age of 17, he represented Barcelona in the league against Espanyol.
Messi
On May 1, 2005, Messi scored against Albasett. In September, he was granted Spanish citizenship, making his debut at Camp Nou in the Champions League against Udinese.In March 2006, he strained his muscles in the game against Chelsea and withdrew from the season early. In December, Messi had a metatarsal fracture and was forced to recuperate for three months.
On March 11, 2007, he scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid, becoming the first player to win three-pointer in the century duel after Zamorano. On April 18, Messi replicated five goals in the World Cup against Getafe in the King's Cup semi-finals, and later against Espanyol, he scored a handball goal.
At the end of 2009, he was elected as the European Footballer and the World Footballer.
Messi
010-2011 season, in the away Champions League match against Donetsk Miners, Messi scored the only goal in the game. While helping the team win and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, he also surpassed Ronaldo's single-season goal record of 47 goals. In the La Liga against Osasuna, Messi completed his 50th goal of his season, surpassing the brilliant record of 49 goals in the La Liga set by Real Madrid legend Puskas in the 1959-1960 season. In the 54th minute of the Champions League final with Manchester United, Messi received the ball in Iniesta and scored with a strong left foot, regaining the lead for Barcelona and winning the final cup.At the beginning of 2011, Messi won the first FIFA Golden Ball Award after the merger of the FIFA World Best Athlete and the French Football Golden Ball Award. On April 22, the "100 Most Influential People in the World" selected by the Times released its list, Messi was selected and became the only one in the football industry. [2] On August 25, Messi won the European Player of UEFA. In December, Messi was selected as one of the 100 most influential figures in the world by Time magazine, ranking 87th. [3]
A total of 91 goals were scored in 2012, and he also broke the record of 85 goals set by German legend Ged Muller in 1972. [4] Among them, they scored 74 goals in 57 games, 56 goals in 36 games in La Liga, 13 goals in 12 games in the Champions League, 3 goals in 7 games in the Copa del Rey, and 2 goals in 2 Super Cups in Spain; they scored 12 goals in 9 games in the Argentina national team, 5 goals in 5 games in the World Cup qualifiers, and 7 goals in 4 friendly matches.
Messi
013-2014 season, in the La Liga against Betis, Messi was replaced after only 20 minutes of playing due to a biceps in his left leg. Messi came to Barcelona club for a physical examination. According to the announcement released by Barcelona's official website, the Argentinian will be on standby for about 6-8 weeks, which will make Messi's 2013 journey reimbursement ahead of schedule. In the 29th round of La Liga, Messi scored a "hat trick" at the Bernabeu stadium, helping Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 4-3. After this game, Messi scored 21 goals in the national derby, surpassing Distefano's 18 goals.On November 29, 2013, Messi flew to Argentina for the second phase of treatment. The Barcelona team doctor accompanied him and closely observed Messi's recovery. In the same year, he won the European Golden Boot Trophy for the third time with 46 league goals.[5]
On November 23, 2014, Messi completed a hat trick in the 12th round of the La Liga match between Barcelona and Sevilla. After this game, Messi officially won the No. 1 scorer in La Liga with 253 goals. On December 20, Messi was named the Best Scorer Award in the 2013 World Professional League by IFFHS. [6]
Messi
On August 27, 2015, the UEFA Champions League group stage draw and the European Best Player Award Ceremony was held at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo. Messi beat his teammates Suarez and Ronaldo and became the first person to be the best player in Europe twice. At the same time, when Messi played against Bayern in the first leg, he drew the wonderful goal scored by Boateng and won the best goal of the Champions League season. [7]On November 30, 2015, the final three-person list of the 2015 FIFA Golden Ball Awards was announced. Messi has been shortlisted for the top three for the ninth consecutive time.
On January 12, 2016, Messi won the Golden Globe Award for the fifth time. He also became the first player in history to win the Golden Globe Award for 5 times. He and Ronaldo monopolized the FIFA player award for eight consecutive years. On February 18, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijon 3-1 away. Messi scored twice in the game, becoming the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga and the 10,000th goal in Barcelona's La Liga in history.
On May 29, 2017, after the last round of the 2016-17 Serie A, Messi won the 2016-17 European Golden Boot Award with 37 goals (74 points). In August, he was shortlisted for the 2017 World Footballer Shortlist. On August 4, Leo Messi was shortlisted for the 2016-17 Champions League best striker. On September 20, he was selected as the shortlist for the 2017 World's Best Team. On the evening of November 24, Messi won the 2016-17 European Golden Boot Award, which is also the fourth European Golden Boot Award for Argentina's star. The four-win European Golden Boot also tied the record of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. On November 25, Barcelona officials and Messi successfully renewed their contract on Saturday morning this week in Barcelona time. Messi's new contract will end in the 2020-21 season, with the buyout clause reaching 700 million euros. In other words, when Messi's new contract expires, it also means that Messi has spent 17 seasons with the Barcelona first team. On December 1, he was selected as the 2017 Global Football Awards candidate list.
On March 4, 2018, Messi scored a free kick against Atletico Madrid and scored a direct free kick in three consecutive rounds of La Liga. This goal is also Messi's 600th goal in his career. On July 17, Forbes announced the 2018 global celebrity income list, and Messi ranked 8th with US$111 million. On July 24, Messi was selected as the 2018 FIFA World Footballer Shortlist. On October 12, Messi was selected for the 2018 Golden Football Awards list. On December 18, Messi won the 2017-2018 European Golden Boot Award in Barcelona, Spain, and won the award for the fifth time in his personal career.
On June 12, 2019, Forbes, the US announced the 2019 global athlete revenue rankings, with Messi (US$127 million) ranking first. On September 24, Messi was elected World Footballer for the sixth time. In December, Messi won the Golden Globe for the sixth time in his career.
In January 2020, he was nominated for the 2020 Lawrence World Sports Awards for Best Male Athlete Award. [8] In the early morning of February 3, in the 22nd round of La Liga in 2019/2020 season, Barcelona defeated Levante 2-1 at home. Messi assisted Fati twice and scored, and Barcelona won three consecutive home games at home. [9] In the early morning of February 18, 2020, the 2020 Lawrence World Sports Awards were announced in Berlin, Germany, and Messi was elected as the Best Male Athlete of the Year Award. [10]
On the morning of February 23, 2020, the 24th round of La Liga ended, Barcelona beat Eibar 5-0 at home. After this game, Messi became the first player in football history to directly participate in more than 1,000 goals. He scored 696 goals and assisted 306 times. [11]
On February 23, 2020, Messi ranked 6th in the European Golden Boot Awards. [12]
On June 20, 2020, Messi failed to score his 700th goal in his career in a focus match in the 30th round of La Liga. [14]
July 1, 2020 04:00 (21:00 local time on June 30, Spain), a focus game in the 33rd round of La Liga in 2019/20 season started at the Camp Nou Stadium. Barcelona drew 2-2 at home with Atletico Madrid, Costa scored his own own, and Messi scored his 700th goal in his career. [15]
On July 20, 2020, it was selected as the shortlist for the 2020 Golden Football Award.[17]
On August 15, 2020, in the quarter-finals of the 2019-2020 European Champions League, Barcelona lost to Bayern 2-8 and was eliminated. In this regard, Messi missed the Champions League semi-final for the first time in the past 14 seasons (since 2005-06). [18]
On August 26, 2020, Argentine sports media TyC reported that Messi, who plays for Barcelona, Spain, has communicated with the team and will activate the departure clause in the contract. According to reports, the departure clause stipulates that Messi can leave the team freely, but cannot join other European giants, and must be filed before the end of the season. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the season was postponed, and the two sides had different explanations on whether the clause would take effect. [19]
On August 30, 2020, the official website of La Liga said that Messi's contract with Barcelona is still valid, with a penalty of 700 million euros. [20]
On the evening of September 4, 2020, Messi's team issued a statement, insisting that the 700 million euro liquidated damages clause in Messi's contract with Barcelona were invalid and Messi could leave the team freely. [21]
On September 5, 2020, Messi issued a personal statement saying that he did not want to fight with his beloved Barcelona, so he chose to stay in the team in the new season. [22]
On September 23, 2020, UEFA officially announced the candidate for the best player in 2020, and Messi ranked 4th. [24]
On November 23, 2020, the 2020 Global Football Awards Nomination for Best Player has been announced, and Messi is on the list. [26]
On November 25, 2020, Beijing time, FIFA announced the candidate for the best player of the year, with Messi on the list. [27]
On December 2, 2020, ESPN selected the top 100 football figures in 2020, and Messi won the best player in the forward position. [28]
On December 3, 2020, the latest total goal rankings in the world football were updated, and Messi ranked 7th with 712 goals. [29]
On December 20, 2020, in the match between Barcelona and Valencia in La Liga, Messi headed the ball before the end of the first half. According to official statistics, this is his 643rd goal for Barcelona. At this point, Messi tied the single club goal record held by Brazil's "King of Football" Pele. [34]
On December 22, 2020, at the 67th Awards Ceremony of the Marca, the best La Liga in the 2019/20 season were awarded, and Messi won the best scorer. [32]
Beijing time on December 23, 2020, in the 15th round of La Liga in 2020/21, Barcelona defeated Valladolid 3-0 away, and Messi broke the Pele record through a pass. [33]
On December 28, 2020, Barcelona officially announced that Messi is undergoing treatment and he will miss the next league against Eibar. [35]
National Team Career
Messi
In June 2004, Messi played for the Argentine national youth team for the first time and made his debut in the U20 youth team match against Paraguay.In 2005, the Argentine Youth Team won the World Youth Championship, and Messi won the double prizes of the Golden Ball and Golden Boots. On August 17, Messi made his debut in the Argentina senior team against Hungary, where he came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute and was sent off for an elbow in the 6th minute for a red card. On September 3, Messi made another appearance in the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay.
In the 2006 World Cup, he did not get a chance to play in the first match between Côte d'Ivoire, and in the second match between Seychelles, he made a substitute with Maxi Rodriguez in the 74th minute. He scored a goal in that game. In the last round of the group, Messi started but had no performance. In the knockout stage, he came on as a substitute against Mexico (84th minute), but did not get a chance to play against Germany.
In 2007, Messi approached his first national team honor in the Copa America, but in the end he only won the runner-up.
Messi
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Messi won the gold medal with the Argentine National Olympic Team, and Di Maria's winning goal in the final came from his assists. Messi's performance was average in the South African World Cup qualifiers, but Argentina eventually advanced in a narrow margin.On March 28, 2009, Messi played against Venezuela in Argentina. Messi wore Argentina's No. 10 jersey for the first time. This was also the first official game after Maradona became the head coach of Argentina. The team won 4-0 and Messi scored his first record.
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Messi, as the team's offensive core, failed to score a single goal. In the quarter-finals, Argentina lost to Germany with the biggest loss in the World Cup history of 0:4, and this game directly led to the dismissal of Maradona.
On June 16, 2014, in the first round of Group F of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, Argentina defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, and Messi scored and made an own goal. On June 22, Argentina vs. Iran, in the 91st minute of stoppage time, Messi staged a final victory, and Argentina finally defeated Iran 1-0. On June 26, Argentina defeated Nigeria 3-2, and Messi scored 2 goals. In the eight-quarter final against Switzerland on July 2, Messi gave a winning assist, allowing the Pampas Eagles to advance to the final and avoid the penalty shootout. In the World Cup, he was officially named the best player in a single game by FIFA, and for the first time in history, he has won the best player for four consecutive times. On October 10, the Argentina team started training before the South American Super Cup. During the training, Messi withdrew midway and was suspected to have felt uncomfortable due to the heavy haze.
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June 11, 2016, a focus match in the second round of the D round of the Centennial Copa America Group D was held at the Military Stadium. Argentina defeated Panama 5-0, Di Maria assisted Otamendi to score and retreated after injury, Gododoi was sent off by a red card, Messi came on the bench and staged a hat trick, Aguero added icing on the cake. The substitute played a hat-trick. Before that, in the 100-year history of the Copa America, only one person has done it, that is Brazilian Paulo Valentim, who completed this miracle in 1959. However, Messi was only 29 minutes away from the end of the game when he came on the court, and Paulo Valentim was 45 minutes away from the end of the game when he came on the bench. Moreover, in the long history of the Argentine national team for 114 years, Messi is the first player to come out of the bench to score 3 goals in non-warm-up matches. In other words, this is a magical record that a large number of ancient gods such as Maradona and Barti have not been completed. On August 13, the Argentine national team officially announced that Messi, the number one star who had previously withdrawn from the national team, officially returned.On June 27, 2018, a final round of Group D of the 2018 World Cup started at the St. Petersburg Stadium. Argentina narrowly defeated Nigeria 2-1, and Messi took the lead. On June 30, the knockout round of the Russian World Cup officially started, with the first game being France vs. Argentina. In the 48th minute, Argentina took the lead. Messi turned around in the penalty area and shot with his left foot. Mercado touched the ball into the goal from the right side of the small penalty area, 2-1.
On March 22, 2019, Messi returned to the national team for the first time after the World Cup, and Argentina lost to Venezuela 1-3.
On January 26, 2020, Barcelona won 0 victories against Valen last season. But it is quite surprising that Messi's offensive efficiency is so low. Messi shot 11 times in this game and scored 0 goals, and a free kick flew into the stands. [13]
In the early morning of July 12, 2020, in Barcelona's away game against Valladolid, Messi made a wonderful pass to Vidal score. With this assist, Messi scored 20 goals and assists this season, thus becoming the first player in La Liga history to unlock this achievement. [16]
In September 2020, the Argentine national team announced the latest roster, with Messi who chose to stay in Barcelona leading the way, Dybala and Lautaro were among the list, and Simeone Jr. and Villa goalkeeper Martinez were selected. [23]
On October 9, 2020, in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Ecuador, Messi scored a penalty shot created by Ocampos, which allowed him to lead the World Cup qualifiers with Suarez. Messi has scored 22 goals in the historical scorer list of the World Cup South American qualifiers. In terms of the number of goals scored by the national team, Messi has reached 71 goals. Scoring another 7 goals, he can surpass Pele's record of 77 goals and become the historical top scorer of the South American team. [25]
In December 2020, it was selected into the CIES player performance index ranking list, ranking 9th. [30]
On December 8, 2020, Bayern won the 2020 Best Team 433 selected by the International Football History and Data Association (IFFHS), with Bayern winning the game: Neuer, Arnold, Van Dijk, Ramos, Alfonso Davis, Thiago, De Bruyne, Kimmich, Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Messi. [31]
On January 3, 2020, the German football transfer market announced the scorer list of players who played in the top ten European leagues (five leagues plus Portuguese Super League, Russian Super League, Eredivisie, A-League, and Austria) in 2020. He was selected into the 2020 scorer list. [36]
On January 5, 2021, it was selected into the latest popularity rankings in the world football world. On January 6, the German transfer market counted the penalty goals list of the five major leagues in 2020, and he was selected.[37]
On January 9, 2021, IFFHS (International Football History and Statistics Federation) counted the top scorers list of the top leagues (a country's highest-level league) in the ten years of world football from 2011 to 2020. He was selected into the top league scorers list in the past decade.[38]
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