Legends May,2016 | Page 11

Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Providence, in Argentina. He has three siblings, two brothers, and one sister. Their names are Rodrigo, Matias,and Maria Sol. His parents is Jorge Messi and Celia Cuccittini. His father was a worker in a steel factory and his mother was employed of a part-time cleaner. When he was five years, he was playing with a local club and his father was the coach. His father loved soccer and that's why he loved soccer too.

His career started in 2000 when he played for the junior system ranks. His excellence at the game was visible because he moved through the Junior System rank to make a league. His first goal was in May 1, 2005 he played against Albacete. When he scored goals his action similar to Maradona because he ran about the distance 62 meters when he scored. The people labelled a Messi "Messidona".

He is athletic, quick, unstoppable, and is a playmaker in its truest terms. When he was 17 years old, he made his competitive debut, and he established himself as an integral player for Barcelona. He has, through his excellence for Barcelona, he created numerous records. He has the most number of hat-tricks scored by any Barcelona player. In La Liga he had the most hat-tricks in the season, he has 8 hat-tricks and he shared them with Cristiano Ronaldo.

In this year Messi is doing good for his team because the last month his team was in the quarter finals for the cup of the UEFA Champions League, but they lost with a team named Atletico de Madrid. He is a great leader and legacy and I think Messi is a great person because in his team of Barcelona he won the Best Player in Europe Award for two times and he won the UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorer for five times.

In conclusion, he is the best because he won a lot of championships and awards for his team in Barcelona. His life was good, his excellence for a player is visible. He is the best player in the world and he is a legend.

Top Awards and Champions:

UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2010-11, 2014-15.

UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorer (5): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015.

FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015.

Most goals scored in El Clasico matches: 21 goals.

Top scorer in UEFA Champions League: 77 goals.