LIONEL MESSI MAKES HIS OFFICIAL LEAGUE DEBUT FOR BARCELONA, COMING ON AS A SUBSTITUTE LATE IN THE GAME. AGAINST ESPANYOL AT THE AGE OF 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS, AND 22 DAYS OLD.
MESSI MAKES HIS DEBUT FOR ARGENTINA IN A FRIENDLY AGAINST HUNGARY AT THE AGE OF 18, COMING ON IN THE 63RD MINUTE.
MESSI BECOMES THE YOUNGEST-EVER PLAYER TO REPRESENT ARGENTINA AT THE WORLD CUP. HE SCORES THE FINAL GOAL IN A 6-0 WIN, BECOMING THE YOUNGEST SCORER AT THE TOURNAMENT
LINING UP IN AN ALL-STAR ARGENTINA SIDE, ARGENTINA WINS EVERY MATCH ON THEIR WAY TO SECURING THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS
HE FINISHES THE CAMPAIGN AS THE TOURNAMENT'S TOP SCORER AND NETS IN THE FINAL AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED IN A 2-0 WIN.
HAVING INSPIRED BARCELONA TO AN HISTORIC TREBLE IN THE SAME YEAR, MESSI IS OFFICIALLY NAMED THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME.
GOALS JUST KEEP COMING FOR THE MAGICIAN AT CLUB LEVEL AND, AT JUST 24, HE BREAKS BARCELONA’S SCORING RECORD PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CESAR RODRIGUEZ.
MESSI BREAKS TELMO ZARRA'S LA LIGA RECORD OF 251 GOALS. ONCE AGAIN, MESSI PRODUCES A HAT-TRICK AGAINST SEVILLA.
MESSI’S CLUB STATISTICS OVER HIS CAREER CAN ONLY BE CHALLENGED BY ONE MAN, CRISTIANO RONALDO. THE PAIR PRACTICALLY SHARE THE BALLON D’OR AWARD FOR A DECADE
MESSI WAS THE STANDOUT PLAYER FROM THE CAMPAIGN . IT WAS ARGENTINA'S FIRST MAJOR TITLE SINCE 1993.
LEAVING BARCELONA AFTER 20 YEARS WITH THE CLUB WILL PROBABLY GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN HIS CAREER.
HE HAS WON 35 TROPHIES WITH THEM, WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING LA LIGA IN 2005 AND THE LAST ONE BEING COPA DEL REY IN 2021.
THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A BETTER WAY FOR LIONEL MESSI TO END 2021 THAN LIFTING THE BALLON D'OR FOR THE SEVENTH TIME IN HIS CAREER.
ARGENTINA MARKED THE REVIVAL OF THE CUP OF CHAMPIONS OUTCLASS ITALY 3-0 IN THE CLASH BILLED AS THE 'FINALISSIMA'
THE DREAM OF THIS LITTLE BOY FROM ROSARIO CAME TRUE ON 18/12/22, WHEN ARGENTINA BECAME THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD