Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. He also has Spanish citizenship, meaning he can play for Spain. The next year Messi and Barcelona won the Champions League (the European club championship) title.Messi’s play continued to rapidly improve over the years, and by 2008 he was one of the most dominant players in the world, finishing second to Messi led Barcelona to La Liga and Champions League titles the following season, which helped him capture an unprecedented third consecutive world player of the year award.
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When he was 13, his family relocated to During the 2011–12 season Messi scored 73 goals, breaking a 39-year-old record for single-season goals in a major European football league. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]) (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer. Messi also opened a kids park for children living in a hospital in In July 2016 he was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to spend 21 months in prison. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, or by his nickname 'CR7', is a Portuguese footballer.He plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Portuguese national team.He is widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time, and, by some, as the greatest ever. The most important of those achievements was the winning of four Ballon d'Or awards in four consecutive years. In March 2012 he netted his 233rd goal for Barcelona, becoming the club’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga play when only 24 years old. He scored his very first goal against Mogi Mirim, a week after his debut.
In 2005 he was granted Spanish citizenship, an honour greeted with mixed feelings by the fiercely Catalan supporters of Barcelona.
They moved to Messi played his first game with the senior team on 17 August 2005 against On 26 June, Argentina once again lost to Chile on penalties in the Messi has three children with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo. Thiago was born on 2 November 2012, Mateo was born on 11 September 2015 and Ciro was born on 10 March 2018.
Messi began football at a young age and his potential was quickly seen by Barcelona. Messi was also fined two million Euros.One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World CupOne appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World CupOne appearance and two goals in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup Britannica Premium: Serving the evolving needs of knowledge seekers. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.