Introduction to football star Messi
Lionel Messi, born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine football player. He plays as a forward and currently plays for Barcelona Football Club.
In 2000, Messi joined Barcelona Club. In 2005, the Argentine youth team won the World Youth Championship, and Messi won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards. On April 18, 2007, Messi copied Maradona's five consecutive goals in the World Cup against Getafe in the Copa del Rey semi-finals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Messi won the gold medal with the Argentina Olympic team. At the end of 2009, he was elected European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year. Messi led the team to win three consecutive La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles in the 2008-2009 season. In 2011, Messi won the first FIFA Ballon d'Or and also won the UEFA European Player of the Year. In 2013, he won the European Golden Boot trophy for the third time with 46 league goals. In 2014, Messi participated in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with the Argentina team. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he won the World Cup runner-up.
On December 20, 2014, Messi was named the top scorer award of the 2013 World Professional League by IFFHS. In August 2015, he was elected the best player of the European Super Cup. On August 27, 2015, he won the best player in Europe. On January 12, 2016, Messi won the 2015 FIFA Golden Globe Award, winning the award for a record five times. In June 2016, after losing three consecutive finals (2014 World Cup, 2015 America's Cup, 2016 America's Cup), Messi officially announced that he would retire from the Argentina national team. On August 13, Messi officially returned to the Argentina national team.
On November 24, 2017, Messi received the European Golden Boot Award for the 2016-17 season. This was also his fourth European Golden Boot Award. He also tied C for the fourth European Golden Boot Award. Luo's record. On November 25, Barcelona officially renewed Messi's contract until the 2020-21 season.
Off-field life
1. Personal life
Messi’s girlfriend Antonella and Messi grew up together and are considered childhood sweethearts.
On November 2, 2012, Messi’s girlfriend Antonella successfully gave birth to a baby boy in a hospital in Barcelona.
Beijing time, September 11, 2015, according to the Spanish media "Daily Sports", Messi welcomed his second son today. His girlfriend Antonella gave birth to a baby. The next baby boy, Messi named his second son Mateo.
On June 30, 2017, Argentina time, the wedding of Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella was officially held 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.
2. Social Activities
In 2007, in Barcelona, ??the Messi Foundation was officially established under the supervision of a notary. The chairman of the foundation is Messi.
In March 2010, Messi also donated all the 100,000 euros he received from being selected as the best team of the Champions League and the winner of the vote to the International Red Cross.
In March 2014, the Barcelona Museum expanded the "Messi Exhibition Hall" in the museum. In this exhibition hall, the four Ballon d'Or awards and other honors won by Messi are displayed. In addition, through modern audio-visual multimedia equipment, visitors can appreciate every goal Messi scored on behalf of Barcelona.
In December 2015, Messi donated a signed jersey to a Bosnian philanthropist. The jersey will be auctioned and the proceeds will be donated to a child being treated at Travnik City Center Hospital.