Lionel Messi: Best Soccer Player in the World
Who knew that on June 27, 1987, the best soccer player in the world would be born? That is for Lionel Messi who is currently 25 years old and playing for the club FC Barcelona located in Barcelona, Spain. However, Lionel Messi is originally from Rosario, Argentina where he grew up playing soccer until his life changed at the age of 13. During his childhood, Messi had unbelievable talent for his age and was better than his two older brothers. Although, when he was 13 he was unusually smaller than other kids and he was then diagnosed with a growth hormonal problem. Meanwhile, because of Lionel Messi’s superb soccer skills, he was scouted by FC Barcelona’s youth soccer team. The director of the soccer club and Messi’s family agreed upon a deal where Messi would move to Spain and play for Barcelona, if the club paid for his health issue. All of a sudden Messi’s life began to change when he crossed the Atlantic headed for a whole new life revolving around soccer. As of now, Lionel Messi has stayed loyal to the club and is playing on FC Barcelona’s professional team. Despite his growing problems, he stands at five foot, seven, but is arguably the best soccer player ever to walk the earth. Messi plays forward or striker for the team and is known for his unique ability to slither past defenders while scoring brilliant goals with his venomous left foot. Meanwhile, his skills have certainly paid off as he won more awards than anyone else in the past five years. In addition, Messi has broken multiple records and he is only a remarkable 25 years old. This past calendar year Lionel Messi scored an astonishing 91 goals which broke the previous record 85 goals held by the German Gerd Muller. In addition, Messi has helped FC Barcelona win five La Liga titles which is the equivalent of being the best team in Spain. Also, he has won a total of 4 Ballon d’Or’s which is an amazing accomplishment. A Ballon d’Or is also known as the Golden Ball and the award is for the best