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In 2024, US-based sports company ESPN named Messi the greatest player of the 21st-century. [12] Messi's club career began with Barcelona, where he rose through the youth ranks, making his first-team debut in 2004. Over the next years, Messi became the club's all-time leading scorer, amassing numerous domestic and international accolades.
In 2015, a Barcelona jersey with Messi's name and number was the best-selling replica jersey worldwide. [343] At the 2022 World Cup, Adidas sold out Messi's No. 10 Argentina jersey worldwide. [337] After blessing himself, Messi often celebrates a goal by pointing a finger on each hand towards the sky in dedication to his late grandmother. [344]
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates could break the MLS points record at home Saturday against the New England Revolution.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Lionel Messi failed to score in the first MLS playoff game of his storied career, but the greatest player of all time still found a way to lead his club to victory.
Lionel Messi Argentina FW Barcelona [45] September: 2018: Lionel Messi Argentina FW Barcelona [46] October: 2018: Luis Suárez Uruguay FW Barcelona [47] November: 2018: Tomáš Vaclík Czech Republic GK Sevilla [48] December: 2018: Antoine Griezmann France FW Atlético Madrid [49] January: 2019: Iñaki Williams Spain [c] FW Athletic Bilbao
Messi then entered after 57 minutes, and that's when the game truly changed. Miami ran away with the win, and the points record. Next up: The playoffs, which begin next weekend.
Miami ranked high on WalletHub's Best Sports Cities in America list for 2023. Was soccer superstar and Inter Miami player Lionel Messi a factor?
Since the points system was established in 1996, Messi is the only player to win the award a record six times and also the only one to win it with a record 100 points (season 2011–12). Messi was also the first player to win the award five times. [171] [172] [173]