Biography: Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini

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1. Biography
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
( born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as

a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team.
Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest
players of all time, Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards, and a record
six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona,
where he has won a club-record 33 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA
Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and creative
playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (444), a La Liga and
European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions
League (8), and most assists in La Liga (183), a La Liga and European league season (21)
[9] and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and
country.
Born and raised in central Argentina, Messi relocated to Spain to join Barcelona at age 13,
for whom he made his competitive debut aged 17 in October 2004. He established himself
as an integral player for the club within the next three years, and in his first uninterrupted
season in 2008–09 he helped Barcelona achieve the first treble in Spanish football; that
year, aged 22, Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. Three successful seasons followed, with
Messi winning four consecutive Ballons d'Or, making him the first player to win the award
four times and in a row. During the 2011–12 season, he set the La Liga and European
records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as Barcelona's
all-time top scorer. The following two seasons, Messi finished second for the Ballon d'Or
behind Cristiano Ronaldo (his perceived career rival), before regaining his best form during
the 2014–15 campaign, becoming the all-time top scorer in La Liga and leading Barcelona
to a historic second treble, after which he was awarded a fifth Ballon d'Or in 2015. Messi
assumed the captaincy of Barcelona in 2018, and in 2019 he secured a record sixth Ballon
d'Or.
An Argentine international, Messi is his country's all-time leading goalscorer. At youth
level, he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, finishing the tournament with
both the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer
Olympics. His style of play as a diminutive, left-footed dribbler drew comparisons with his
compatriot Diego Maradona, who described Messi as his successor. After his senior debut
in August 2005, Messi became the youngest Argentine to play and score in a FIFA World
Cup during the 2006 edition, and reached the final of the 2007 Copa América, where he
was named young player of the tournament. As the squad's captain from August 2011, he
led Argentina to three consecutive finals: the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which he won
the Golden Ball, and the 2015 and 2016 Copas América. After announcing his
international retirement in 2016, he reversed his decision and led his country to
qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and a third-place finish at the 2019 Copa
América.
One of the most famous athletes in the world, Messi has been sponsored by sportswear
company Adidas since 2006 and has established himself as their leading brand endorser.
According to France Football, he was the world's highest-paid footballer for five years out
of six between 2009 and 2014, and was ranked the world's highest-paid
athlete by Forbes in 2019. Messi was among Time's 100 most influential people in the
world in 2011 and 2012. In February 2020, he was awarded the Laureus World Sportsman
of the Year, thus becoming the first ever footballer and also the first ever team sport
athlete to win the award.
2.
Leonel Andres Messi cuccittini nicknamed the flea is the top scorer of
his country, which Diego Maradona described as his successor, is
player of the Argentine team and player of the Barcelona team,
became the youngest Argentine player to play and score in a Fifa
World Cup, he is currently one of the most famous players in the
world , being sponsored by clothing brand Adidas, was the highest
paid player for five years, has a total of five gold balls and in 2020 he
was awarded the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, thus
becoming the first sports athlete to win this award.
3. Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
It's known as the “pulga”,
is an Argentine footballer who plays for the Argentine national team and the
Barcelona national team,
He became the youngest player to play and score in the Fifa World Cup,
Diego armando Maradona listed him as his successor,
he is one of the highest paid players,
It is sponsored by one of the best sportswear brands such as adidas,
It has a total of five gold balls,
and In this year he was awarded the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, thus
becoming the first sports athlete to win this award.
1. What's Messi's nickname?

2. What teams do you play on?
3. How did they catalog it?
4. Who categorized him as his successor?
5. Do you make a large amount of money?
6. What brand does sponsor it?
7. How many gold balls do you own?
8. You've been the only sports athlete to win this award, what was it?

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HOMEWORK # 1

( born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as

Diego armando Maradona listed him as his successor,

he is one of the highest paid players,

It is sponsored by one of the best sportswear brands such as adidas,

It has a total of five gold balls,

1. What's Messi's nickname?

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