The game of soccer originated in the nineteenth century. Soccer gained popularity because it does not cost as much as other sports and people did not want to spend a lot of money. Over the years, there have been many great soccer players and Lionel Messi is working his way up to be one of them. Messi has gained the respect of many people and continues to wow them from what he is capable of. Because Messi is a highly dedicated soccer player, he has had many achievements throughout his early life and career.
Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Messi has three siblings, two elder brothers, Rodrigo and Mitias, and a sister, Maria Sol. (Rollin) His father was a steel factory worker and his mother was an unemployed part …show more content…
When Messi was seventeen, in the 2004-05 seasons, he became the youngest official goal scorer in the La Liga. The La Liga is Spain’s highest division of soccer.(Rollin) Messi also played with Argentina’s victorious world youth champions squad in 2005 and represented the country in the 2006 World Cup.(Ghosh) Messi’s play continued to rapidly improve throughout the years and by 2008 he was the most dominate player in the world. In early 2009, Messi and his team Barcelona pulled off a spectacular season in the 2008-09 year. In the same year, they won two major European titles. They won Spain's major Domestic Cup and the Champions League title. He scored thirty-eight goals in fifty-one matches during that season. During the 2009-10 seasons he scored thirty-four goals on his own and repeated his win at the La Liga Championship. He was only twenty-four years old when he became Barcelona’s all-time leading goal scorer in La Liga play. (Rollin) He finished the next season with seventy-three goals in all and in all. At the 2014 World Cup, Messi scored four goals almost single handedly. Barcelona advanced to the finals for the first time in twenty-four years, but they lost to Germany 1-0. (Lionel Messi) Messi is now five feet and seven inches tall and weighs 148 pounds. Messi is not very likely to change in his height and weight because of his illness when he was younger. Even though he is not very tall, he is
Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Messi has three siblings, two elder brothers, Rodrigo and Mitias, and a sister, Maria Sol. (Rollin) His father was a steel factory worker and his mother was an unemployed part …show more content…
When Messi was seventeen, in the 2004-05 seasons, he became the youngest official goal scorer in the La Liga. The La Liga is Spain’s highest division of soccer.(Rollin) Messi also played with Argentina’s victorious world youth champions squad in 2005 and represented the country in the 2006 World Cup.(Ghosh) Messi’s play continued to rapidly improve throughout the years and by 2008 he was the most dominate player in the world. In early 2009, Messi and his team Barcelona pulled off a spectacular season in the 2008-09 year. In the same year, they won two major European titles. They won Spain's major Domestic Cup and the Champions League title. He scored thirty-eight goals in fifty-one matches during that season. During the 2009-10 seasons he scored thirty-four goals on his own and repeated his win at the La Liga Championship. He was only twenty-four years old when he became Barcelona’s all-time leading goal scorer in La Liga play. (Rollin) He finished the next season with seventy-three goals in all and in all. At the 2014 World Cup, Messi scored four goals almost single handedly. Barcelona advanced to the finals for the first time in twenty-four years, but they lost to Germany 1-0. (Lionel Messi) Messi is now five feet and seven inches tall and weighs 148 pounds. Messi is not very likely to change in his height and weight because of his illness when he was younger. Even though he is not very tall, he is