Football star Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi, born June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for FC Barcelona.
Messi joined FC Barcelona in 2000, and in 2005, when the Argentine youth team won the World Youth Championships, Messi won both the Ballon d'Or and the Golden Boot, and on April 18, 2007, Messi replicated Maradona's World Cup goal against Getafe in the Copa del Rey semifinals by scoring a goal that had been scored by Maradona in a row of five men. At the end of 2009, he was voted European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year. Messi led his team to three consecutive La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League titles in the 2008-2009 season.In 2011, Messi won the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or award, as well as UEFA's European Player of the Year.He won his third European Golden Boot trophy in 2013, with 46 league goals.Messi played for Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014. World Cup, finishing second in the World Cup.
On December 20, 2014, Messi was named the top scorer of the 2013 WSL by the IFFHS. in August 2015, he was elected the best player of the UEFA Super Cup. on August 27, 2015, he was awarded the best player in Europe. on January 12, 2016, he was awarded the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or, winning the award for a record five times. in June 2016, he won a record five times. In June, after losing three consecutive finals (2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa America, 2016 Copa America), Messi officially announced that he would quit the Argentine national team.On August 13, Messi officially returned to the Argentine national team.
On November 24, 2017, Messi received the European Golden Boot Award for the 2016-17 season, which is also his personal fourth European Golden Boot Award, and four European Golden Boots also tied C Luo's record.On November 25, Barcelona officially renewed Messi's contract until the 2020-21 season.
Off-field life
A personal life
Messi's girlfriend Antonella and Messi grew up together, is considered to be a childhood friend.
On November 2, 2012, Messi's girlfriend Antonella gave birth to a baby boy in a hospital in Barcelona.
Beijing time September 11, 2015, according to the Spanish media "Daily Sports News" news, Messi ushered in his second son today, his girlfriend Antonella gave birth to a baby boy, Messi for the second son named Mateo.
The wedding of Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella was officially held on June 30, 2017 Argentina time in Rosario, Argentina.
In October 2017, Messi's wife Antonella announced that she was pregnant again and was about to give birth to Messi's third child.
II. Social activities
In 2007, in Barcelona, the Messi Foundation was officially established under the supervision of a notary public, and its `president is Lionel Messi.
In March 2010, Messi also donated all of the 100,000 euros he received from being named to the Champions League Best XI and being the king of the ballot to the International Red Cross.
In March 2014, the Barcelona Museum expanded its Messi Gallery. The four Ballon d'Or awards and other honors are displayed in this room, and modern audiovisual multimedia equipment allows visitors to view every goal scored by Messi for Barcelona.
In December 2015, Messi donated a signed jersey to a Bosnia and Herzegovina philanthropist. The jersey will be auctioned off and the proceeds will be donated to a child undergoing treatment in a hospital in the center of Travnik.