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Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player.
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country.
Messi has endorsed sportswear company Adidas since 2006. 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 and 2022. Messi was among Time ' s 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, 2012
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend is a biographical documentary series produced in a collaboration between Apple TV+, SMUGGLER Entertainment and Pegsa Group.The series follows Lionel Messi's triumphant career, his overall impact on football and shows his journey of highs and lows with the Argentina national football team across five World Cups, culminating with his fairytale ending of ...
Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005, [7] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia. [1] His goal against Serbia and Montenegro , on 16 June 2006, at the age of 18 years and 358 days, made him the youngest-ever scorer for Argentina at a ...
Spain's Joan Capdevila holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after defeating the Netherlands in the final. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored three or more goals in a match eight times each in the Champions League, more than any other player, followed by Robert Lewandowski with six, and Karim Benzema with four. [2] Eighteen players have scored four or more goals in a match; of these, only Messi and Lewandowski have achieved this more ...
8 – Ronaldo (won in 1997), Lionel Messi (won in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019), and Luis Suárez (won in 2016). Only team that have been represented by final three contenders at a FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala: In 2010, the final three contenders were Barcelona players Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi.