LIONEL MESSI BIOGRAPHY

Lionel Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an exciting Argentine soccer player, who currently plays as a second striker for FC Barcelona. He has shown remarkable ability for a player so young, and is often touted in the media as "the new Diego Maradona".On December of that year, the Italian newspaper Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title for the best under-21 player in Europe, ahead of Wayne Rooney and Lukas Podolski.

Messi Videos

Messi scored another fantastic goal in the 3-0 victory against Mexico. Messi made us remember Maradona once more. Enjoy it! (Copa America - 07-11-2007)

Leo Messi scored a superb goal!!! Simply the most beautiful goal ever... The second goal in the 5-3 win against Getafe (Copa del Rey - 04-18-2007)

Thierry Henry: Messi is the best

Barcelona player Thierry Henry believes his teammate Lionel Messi is the perfect candidate to win the Ballon D'Or of this year- not Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Arsenal captain praises the Argentinean ace by telling the press, "Messi is the best. What he does is from another world. "He is exceptional. Henry clarified his point view, "After watching Arsenal against Manchester United, I insist Cristiano Ronaldo is one thing and Messi is another. "There is no comparison. Messi deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this year," he concluded.

Barca: the show goes on

Barcelona continues with its success, beating 2-0 Recreativo Huelva on Sunday (November 16). Lionel Messi marked the seventh goal of the season, and Seydou Keita did the rest to make the ninth victory of the Blaugrana in La Liga. The Argentinean addressed the effort to all the squad. “The credit belongs to everyone in the team,” Messi said afterwards. “These three points will encourage us even further to continue working hard,” he added.

Messi confirmed to play against Sporting

Messi has been confirmed to play Wednesday (Nov. 26) for the Champion League match against Sporting Lisbon. Barca coach Pep Guardiola decided to included the Argentinean striker after he was left out in the last clash agasint Getafe because of an injury. Guardiola said, "Messi is a necessary player, a special player, a very good player... but I've got others.” He added, “Now we need to rest a bit and get ready for Wednesday's game to try to secure top spot in the group."