Lionel Messi: The Greatest Ever

Improved Essays
Dylan Sanchez
Mr.Antoine
English III
29 May 2016

The Greatest Ever

No one could have thought that one baby could grow up being feared by so many.from the difficulties he had to growing up to be a small, quick speedster, with lightning quick movement that was nearly unstoppable. Breaking records that people didn 't think would be broken for many years. Being the only player to win 5 ballon d’Or awards, three european golden boot awards( awarded to the player with the most goals in the season)and currently holds a Guinness world record title for most goals in a calendar year which is 91 goals. They compared him to a Futbol legend Diego Maradona “It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success”-Lionel
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He created history by being the youngest to ever score in a La Liga game for Barcelona. Messi at this point was still a substitute and was not part of the starting 11. He was put into the game when needed because he still had a lot to learn but eventually his time came. In his 2006-07 season Messi was put into the club 's starting 11 and started netting goals like if it was habit. Lionel Messi Participated in the El Classico which is a rival game between Real Madrid and Barcelona that is help about twice a year when the teams are scheduled to play against each …show more content…
Messi was scoring hat-tricks with his eyes closed and even then history was created. He scored five goals in a match against Bayer Leverkusen, Causing him to become the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match. Messi himself with speed and agility and the power to score goals with ease when they needed him to somehow managed to easily break a record. Lionel Messi was just extraordinary

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