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Messi’s incredible form continued, in 2012, he was bestowed with the Guinness book of record title for most goals scored in a calendar year as well as the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award.
Here are just a few takeaways. He impressed on his first day at La Masia Messi won the Golden Boy trophy in 2005, while Ronaldinho, Barca's then number 10, won Fifa World Player of the Year During the 2010–11 season Messi led Barcelona to La Liga and Champions League titles. He became the first player to win a third straight world player of the year award. In March 2012, at the age of 24, he scored his 233rd goal. This made him Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga play. Messi went on to break a 39-year-old major European football league record when he finished the 2011–12 season with 73 goals in all competitions. This performance led to him being the first player to ever win a fourth world player of the year award. Six appearances and two goals in Copa América, four appearances and two goals in FIFA World Cup qualification Lionel Messi allegedly refuses best player award at Copa America as trophy removed from ceremony". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 5 December 2015.On June 24, 1987, Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is also known as Lionel Andres Messi by full name. Messi's admirers jokingly refer to him as Leo, atomic flea, la pulga, la pulga Atomica, and Macedonia. His father, Jorge Horacio Messi, was a manager who worked at a steel mill. His mother, Celia Maria Cuccittini, was a housewife. Messi has two brothers, Rodrigo Messi is the older brother, and Matisse Messi is the name of his younger brother. He also has a sister Maria Sol Messi. Lionel Messi married his childhood sweetheart, and the photos are stunning". For The Win. 2017-07-01 . Retrieved 2018-03-30.
Messi, though, never gave up. He never allowed his spirits to falter, not even in the face of difficulties. He also never gave up and made an effort to advance constantly, and Messi never lost hope after facing several hardships in life. Personal Life Magee, Will (2 December 2019). "Ballon d'Or: live updates from the ceremony as Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk compete for top award". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 2 December 2019. Messi also supports grassroots football. He has an investment with youth football team Sarmiento, based in Rosario. Otero, Paul M. (12 November 2013). "Palmarés de un Genio: El Coleccionista de Trofeos"[Honours of a Genius: The Collector of Trophies]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019 . Retrieved 13 September 2015. On 4 September, Jorge Messi, Lionel's father and agent, released a statement in response to La Liga claiming the release clause "is not valid when the termination of the contract is by the player's unilateral decision from the end of the 2019–20 season", as stated in Messi's contract with Barcelona; [294] moments later, La Liga issued a response reiterating their statement published on 30 August. [295] Later that evening, Messi announced in an interview with Goal that he would continue at Barcelona for the final year of his contract. In the interview, Messi claimed to have informed Barcelona of his desire to leave multiple times, and club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said Messi could decide at the end of every season if he wanted to stay or leave, only for Bartomeu to refer to the release clause. [296] This left Messi with two options: to stay or go to court against the club, with the player saying "I would never go to court against the club of my life". [297] 2020–21: final season at BarcelonaMessi was arrested off the football pitch in July 2016 after a Barcelona court found him and his father guilty of three tax fraud charges. During the four-day trial, Messi and his father argued that they had not broken any laws and were unaware of tax fraud. He received a 21-month sentence, nevertheless. According to Spanish legislation, Messi and his father would have to pay a fine of 2 million euros if the charges were suspended within two years instead of going to jail. La selección catalana pierde ante Argentina (0–1) en un partido marcado por la política". El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. I feel sorry for those who want to compete for Messi's throne – it's impossible, this kid is unique."
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