The Messi journey began as a super-sub on May 1, 2005, when as 17-year-old, the gifted Argentinian had replacedSamuel Eto’oin the 88th minute and fired in his first goal two minutes later, in a La Liga match against Albacete. Though it took the teenager a bit more experience and t...
He left the club after setting a number of records; notably, he was the leading goal scorer in the league’s history (474). Later in 2021 Messi signed with Paris St.-Germain (PSG), where he joined superstarsKylian MbappéandNeymar, and that year he receivedyetanother Ballon d’Or. He ...
Soon, Messi’s exceptional talent caught the eye of scouts from FC Barcelona, who invited the young prodigy to join them in Europe. Despite only completing 7 years of formal education, Messi went on to achieve remarkable career heights. It was later revealed that Messi and Roma striker Bojan ...
Ronaldo and Messi were the first two players to score over 100 goals in the competition with Lewandowski bringing up his own century and like the remaining players in the all-time European Cup/Champions League top ten, none featured in the competition when it was still the Europea...
Ronaldo’s former manager Alex Ferguson also said, “I don’t think the competition against each other 52 them. I think they have their own 53 pride in terms ofwanting to be the best”. Messi himself 54 any competition, saying that it was “only the media, the press, who wants us ...
Messi, who called his goal “a wonderful moment”, admitted it had been difficult to overcome the challenge posed by a determined Iran side. “It was difficult to break down their defence and find space,” added Messi. “It’s tough to play against teams that close up like they did. ...
Goal Internationally, Ronaldo played more games in 2017 for his country than Messi did, and also had a better return in those games. Messi's hat-trick against Ecuador helped Argentina reach the World Cup, but he failed to score in the other four qualifiers he played and also ...
The question of over two decades has been answered. According to the overall rating of both the players from Fifa 2004 to EA Sports FC 24, Messi has the highest score. The competition was a close one, with both players takin...
36 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)28 Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)27 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)27 Thomas Müller (Bayern)27 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Paris)26 Toni Kroos (Bayern, Real Madrid)26 Pepe (Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Porto)25 Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) All of Messi...
competition and became the leading top scorer. On April 18, 2015, the Argentinian reached 400 goals with Barcelona and became the player with the most goals scored for the same Spanish team. On May 17, 2015, Barcelona defeated Atlético de Madrid 1-0 with a Messi goal that allowed them ...