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Over the years, a succession of Argentinian players have been hailed as 'the newborn Diego Maradona'. Very few, however, have been blessed with as many qualities as the latest heir to that sizable throne, digit Lionel Messi.
Possessing superb vision, mesmerising close control and sublime technique, the left-footed Messi comes into his own in the tightly congested areas of midfield, finding and darting finished seemingly impossible gaps with deceptive ease. With his exploding change of pace, breathtaking dribbling and unerring eye for goal, he poses a continual threat to anti teams.
While the Barcelona star is always at pains to avoid comparisons with El Diego, his content against Getafe in April 2007, a realistic carbon copy of the legendary No10's ordinal against England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™, served exclusive to emphasise the similarities between the two. On digit occasion Maradona himself was moved to say: \"I've seen the player who will take my place in Argentinian football and his name is Lionel Messi.\" After that, no digit was surprised when Maradona – today Argentina’s coach – bimanual Messi his old No10 jersey for the South Africa 2010 qualifying campaign.
Born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Messi first served notice of his prowess in the youth ranks at Newell's Old Boys. At the age of 13, as the economic crisis ravaging Argentina reached its height, he moved with his kinsfolk to Spain. After settling in Barcelona, the teenager was invited to the Nou Camp for a trial, where he was patterned by the then Blaugrana youth aggroup coach Carles Rexach. \"I saw him straightaway, and just to attain sure I made him sign for the edifice on the backwards of a paper napkin,\" Rexach would later recall.
So slender was he for his age that he was quickly dubbed La Pulga (The Flea), with the edifice also arranging for special medical communication to stimulate the young wizard's growth hormones. Suitably bulked up, Messi made his Spanish league debut at the end of 2004, but it was the following year that his stern rise to stardom began. His first content in Barcelona colours came on 1 May against Albacete, making him the youngest official in the club's daylong history, a record exclusive recently eclipsed by the gifted Bojan Krkic.
International star born
His fuck affair with the blue-and-white jersey of Argentina began just a few months later when he played a starring persona in the side that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup Holland 2005, making off with the adidas Golden Shoe as the tournament's top official and the adidas Golden comedienne as the best player just for good measure.
In August that year, Jose Nestor Pekerman gave Messi his first full international cap in a friendly against Hungary. It evidenced to be an unhappy beginning, however. Just 47 seconds after coming on the debutant was dismissed for lashing out after a foul.
Nevertheless, the youngster was backwards less than two months later to attain his first start for the Albiceleste in a Germany 2006 qualifying correct against Peru in Buenos Aires. His first content for his country followed on 1 March 2006 in a friendly against Croatia and by the time he arrived in Germany he was being widely tipped as digit of the tournament's star performers. To the assail of many, however, Messi played exclusive a supporting persona for his side and looked on from the governance as his team-mates lost out to the hosts in the quarter-finals.
In 2007, Messi place in a strong performance at the Copa America in Venezuela, where his aggroup finished second, losing to Brasil in the final. La Pulga pulled off some suitably illusion moments in that competition, such as the memorable content he scored against Mexico in the semi-finals. One year later he was again the star of the aggroup that retained the Gold Medal at the athletics Football Tournament in Beijing. His output was such that the he went on to finish ordinal behind Cristiano Ronaldo at the FIFA Player of the Year Gala.
Glittering career
Playing for Barcelona, Messi has already won three national league titles, digit Copa del Rey, digit European SuperCup, three Spanish SuperCups, two UEFA Champions League titles and the FIFA Club World Cup. Messi played an integral persona as Barcelona won their first FIFA Club World Cup, scoring the winning content in the test against Estudiantes and being named winner of the adidas Golden comedienne as the best player in the competition. Add that to his two-time runner-up finishes in the voting for FIFA World Player of the Year, and Messi looks like digit of the finest players in the game’s recent history.
During the 2008/2009 season, the player’s potential was addicted beyond all doubt. Already owner of the historical No10 worn by Maradona, Romario, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, La Pulga helped Barcelona to the coveted Triple Crown of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles. As if that were not enough, he was top official in the Champions League with nine goals, including digit in the test against Manchester United. In the Copa del Rey he scored six times, and he modify managed to score 23 times in the league.
Qualified today for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, Messi is looking to prove that he can correct his amazing edifice form with Argentina on the concern stage. Runner-up at the Copa America and in the terminal two FIFA Player of the Year Galas, Messi has today taken the biggest step of his career by being crowned king of football for 2009. The first-ever Argentinian to be named FIFA World Player of the Year, the Barcelona star evidenced a popular and modest winner and, at 22, is sure to be a contender for such honours for years to come.
Article Source: www.fifa.com
Over the years, a succession of Argentinian players have been hailed as 'the newborn Diego Maradona'. Very few, however, have been blessed with as many qualities as the latest heir to that sizable throne, digit Lionel Messi.
Possessing superb vision, mesmerising close control and sublime technique, the left-footed Messi comes into his own in the tightly congested areas of midfield, finding and darting finished seemingly impossible gaps with deceptive ease. With his exploding change of pace, breathtaking dribbling and unerring eye for goal, he poses a continual threat to anti teams.
While the Barcelona star is always at pains to avoid comparisons with El Diego, his content against Getafe in April 2007, a realistic carbon copy of the legendary No10's ordinal against England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™, served exclusive to emphasise the similarities between the two. On digit occasion Maradona himself was moved to say: \"I've seen the player who will take my place in Argentinian football and his name is Lionel Messi.\" After that, no digit was surprised when Maradona – today Argentina’s coach – bimanual Messi his old No10 jersey for the South Africa 2010 qualifying campaign.
Born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Messi first served notice of his prowess in the youth ranks at Newell's Old Boys. At the age of 13, as the economic crisis ravaging Argentina reached its height, he moved with his kinsfolk to Spain. After settling in Barcelona, the teenager was invited to the Nou Camp for a trial, where he was patterned by the then Blaugrana youth aggroup coach Carles Rexach. \"I saw him straightaway, and just to attain sure I made him sign for the edifice on the backwards of a paper napkin,\" Rexach would later recall.
So slender was he for his age that he was quickly dubbed La Pulga (The Flea), with the edifice also arranging for special medical communication to stimulate the young wizard's growth hormones. Suitably bulked up, Messi made his Spanish league debut at the end of 2004, but it was the following year that his stern rise to stardom began. His first content in Barcelona colours came on 1 May against Albacete, making him the youngest official in the club's daylong history, a record exclusive recently eclipsed by the gifted Bojan Krkic.
International star born
His fuck affair with the blue-and-white jersey of Argentina began just a few months later when he played a starring persona in the side that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup Holland 2005, making off with the adidas Golden Shoe as the tournament's top official and the adidas Golden comedienne as the best player just for good measure.
In August that year, Jose Nestor Pekerman gave Messi his first full international cap in a friendly against Hungary. It evidenced to be an unhappy beginning, however. Just 47 seconds after coming on the debutant was dismissed for lashing out after a foul.
Nevertheless, the youngster was backwards less than two months later to attain his first start for the Albiceleste in a Germany 2006 qualifying correct against Peru in Buenos Aires. His first content for his country followed on 1 March 2006 in a friendly against Croatia and by the time he arrived in Germany he was being widely tipped as digit of the tournament's star performers. To the assail of many, however, Messi played exclusive a supporting persona for his side and looked on from the governance as his team-mates lost out to the hosts in the quarter-finals.
In 2007, Messi place in a strong performance at the Copa America in Venezuela, where his aggroup finished second, losing to Brasil in the final. La Pulga pulled off some suitably illusion moments in that competition, such as the memorable content he scored against Mexico in the semi-finals. One year later he was again the star of the aggroup that retained the Gold Medal at the athletics Football Tournament in Beijing. His output was such that the he went on to finish ordinal behind Cristiano Ronaldo at the FIFA Player of the Year Gala.
Glittering career
Playing for Barcelona, Messi has already won three national league titles, digit Copa del Rey, digit European SuperCup, three Spanish SuperCups, two UEFA Champions League titles and the FIFA Club World Cup. Messi played an integral persona as Barcelona won their first FIFA Club World Cup, scoring the winning content in the test against Estudiantes and being named winner of the adidas Golden comedienne as the best player in the competition. Add that to his two-time runner-up finishes in the voting for FIFA World Player of the Year, and Messi looks like digit of the finest players in the game’s recent history.
During the 2008/2009 season, the player’s potential was addicted beyond all doubt. Already owner of the historical No10 worn by Maradona, Romario, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, La Pulga helped Barcelona to the coveted Triple Crown of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles. As if that were not enough, he was top official in the Champions League with nine goals, including digit in the test against Manchester United. In the Copa del Rey he scored six times, and he modify managed to score 23 times in the league.
Qualified today for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, Messi is looking to prove that he can correct his amazing edifice form with Argentina on the concern stage. Runner-up at the Copa America and in the terminal two FIFA Player of the Year Galas, Messi has today taken the biggest step of his career by being crowned king of football for 2009. The first-ever Argentinian to be named FIFA World Player of the Year, the Barcelona star evidenced a popular and modest winner and, at 22, is sure to be a contender for such honours for years to come.
Article Source: www.fifa.com
