Lionel Messi is a great footballer in the world.We love him so much for his clever technique.He is the awesome player in the football area.Messi is famous for his extra ordinary quality.He is the threat for any football team.Every moment we thought about Messi for his magic football.Really he is the big player.Lionel Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays in La Liga for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a forward.
Messi received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 (2009 Ballon d'Or and 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year), 2010 (2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or) and 2011 (2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or). He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. His playing style and small stature has drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor.He surpassed this record again in the 2010–11 season with 53 goals in all competitions.
Xavi says Lionel Messi is better than Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff
Xavi believes that Barcelona are the best team of the last 20 years, and has also claimed that Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time.
He take some example as like as Pele's Brazil, [Johan] Cruyff's Ajax, [Arrigo] Sacchi's Milan, but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best," insisted Xavi.He was also asked to give his opinion on his team-mate Messi, who is widely considered to be the best player of his generation.
He said: "He is the best player of all time - better than Pele, [Diego] Maradona or Cruyff. We have to protect him as he is crucial. Without him we would not be what we are."
Messi already has 43 goals in Europe's premier club competition, leaving him sixth on the tournament's all-time list of top goalscorers - behind Raul (71), Ruud van Nistelrooy (56), Thierry Henry (55), Shevchenko (48) and Inzaghi (46) while Cristiano Ronaldo, incidentally, is in 10th place with 31. But almost half of his goals have come in the knockout stages, which is a measure of Barca's success in the competition over the last few years.
Messi missed the latter stages of the Catalans' 2006 win due to injury, but was instrumental in both the 2009 and 2011 successes, scoring in the two finals against Manchester United and netting a delightful double at Real Madrid in last year's semi-final showdown at the Bernabeu.
Manchester City attacker Carlos Tevez has denied suggestions that he has a troubled relationship with Barcelona ace Lionel Messi in the Argentina national team.
"Here people say that it is either Tevez or Messi and it does not have to be like that, because I get on great with the dwarf", Tevez told Fox Sports.
"Those people are wrong, he is a kid who does not talk much and I do not like when people say that we do not get on. I have a good relationship with him.
"It is easy to play with him. How could it be any different? If he has the ball, he has three players marking him. He is the greatest."
"I called Messi to ask him for a shirt for my charity foundation," Tevez continued. "Then he asked me why I was not called up. I told him that when Batista travelled to Manchester, he did so to speak with [Pablo] Zabaleta, and not me.
"Messi then told me to speak with the Argentine FA, and that is what I did. I spoke with Jose Luis Brown and Alberto Rodriguez and they told me that I was not going to play the Copa America and that I should keep working for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Lionel Messi & Novak Djokovic are the front runners for the the Laureus World Sports Awards
Among the six nominees for World Sportsman of the Year, Djokovic is tipped as one of the favourites. The Serb won the Australian, Wimbledon and US Open Grand Slams and had a winning record of 70-6 in 2011.
His closest contender is being seen as Messi. If Messi wins, he will be the first footballer to take home the award, Xinhua reported.
However, tennis players seem to be favoured by Laureus, as 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer was crowned four times. The Jamaican runner Usain Bolt, who holds both World and Olympics records is also in contention for his third Laureus award.
The 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony will be staged in the heart of London at Central Hall, Westminster. Many great names of sports are expected to attend the ceremony.
The 24-year-old Argentine has won the Fifa award for the past three years and has been compared frequently to Pele.
But according to The Mirror, the Santos legend feels the Barcelona playmaker needs to do more, particularly at international level, to be considered the greatest player of all time.
Pele said: "When Messi's scored 1,283 goals like me, when he's won three World Cups, we'll talk about it.
"Football changes. Records are there to be broken, but it will be hard to break mine," he added.
The 24-year-old became only the fourth player in the history of football to win the award for the third time along with Dutch legends Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten and Frenchman Michel Platini.
Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award at the Ballon d'Or gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich Monday.
The Argentine star dedicated the award to his coach and team-mates, reserving special mention for Xavi.
"It is a huge pleasure and honour to win my third award," Messi was quoted as saying by ESPN Soccernet. "I wanted to share it with those who voted for me, my coach and my team-mates at Barca and in the Argentina national team.
"Moreover, I want to share this award specially with my friend Xavi. This is the fourth time that we are are together at this ceremony and it is a pleasure for me to be with him on the pitch. This Ballon d'Or is also yours. Without your help I would not be here."
Third time player of the year Messi
The 24-year footballer was short-listed from a three-player list that included Spanish footballer and club teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
While Cristiano came close second in the vote for the trophy, Xavi bagged the third position.
The trophy was handed over to Messi by retired Brazilian great Ronaldo. The young footballer deemed it to be a 'huge honor'.
Messi said that it was a great pleasure and an amazing honor for him to win the award for the third time. He thanked everyone associated with him including his team-mates, trainers, physios, the coach and everyone at Barcelona and the Argentina National team.
On the other hand, Barcelona's Pep Guardiola won the coach's award and Ferguson bagged the FIFA presidential award for outstanding service to the sport.
The FIFA award was renamed last year when it merged with France Football's Golden Ball.
"It's very nice that tourists come to visit the place where I was born," said 24-year-old Messi, who's currently visiting Argentina for the Christmas holidays. Messi said "it's a great pride" to receive this distinction, reports Xinhua.
"I want to thank for this acknowledgement in Rosario, my home, the place where I was born, where my people and my family live and which certainly will be my place of residence when I retire from soccer," he said.
Rosario is currently fighting to host the 2019 Pan-American Games.
Lionel messi named ambassador in the Rosario.It is the great surprise for messi.
"While Beckham was one of the best, he had a very good free kick and shooting.... I don?t know if Messi has these as well as Beckham. But in other parts of the game, Messi is lot better,? said Sabella while reacting to the comparison between Beckham and Messi.
Argentina beat Venezuela 1-0 in the FIFA international football friendly here at the Salt Lake Stadium Friday.
Nicolas Otamendi scored the lone goal of the match in the 67th minute.
Colombian athlete Catherine Ibarguen is the best female athlete and Uruguay's national football outfit was given the award for the best team.
The Barcelona star Messi won with 38 votes, leaving behind Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who got 32 votes and Uruguayan soccer player Luis Suarez, with 29 votes, reports Xinhua.
Ibarguen polled 48 votes, 13 more than Brazilian pole vaulter Fabiana Murer and Cuban discus thrower Yarelis Barrios, who was third with 16 votes.
In the team category, Uruguayan soccer team won with 101 votes.
The media poll also chose 10 best athletes and they are: Bolt, Suarez, Murer, Uruguayan soccer player Diego Forlan, Brazilian swimmers Cesar Cielo Filho and Thiago Pereira, Cuban athletes Lazaro Borges and Barrios, Mexican female diver Paola Espinosa and Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake.
Messi received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 (2009 Ballon d'Or and 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year), 2010 (2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or) and 2011 (2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or). He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. His playing style and small stature has drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor.He surpassed this record again in the 2010–11 season with 53 goals in all competitions.
Xavi says Lionel Messi is better than Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff
Xavi believes that Barcelona are the best team of the last 20 years, and has also claimed that Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time.
He take some example as like as Pele's Brazil, [Johan] Cruyff's Ajax, [Arrigo] Sacchi's Milan, but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best," insisted Xavi.He was also asked to give his opinion on his team-mate Messi, who is widely considered to be the best player of his generation.
He said: "He is the best player of all time - better than Pele, [Diego] Maradona or Cruyff. We have to protect him as he is crucial. Without him we would not be what we are."
Tonight just one more goal need for messi to break competition record
Messi missed the latter stages of the Catalans' 2006 win due to injury, but was instrumental in both the 2009 and 2011 successes, scoring in the two finals against Manchester United and netting a delightful double at Real Madrid in last year's semi-final showdown at the Bernabeu.
Carlos Tevez denies rift with Lionel Messi
"Here people say that it is either Tevez or Messi and it does not have to be like that, because I get on great with the dwarf", Tevez told Fox Sports.
"Those people are wrong, he is a kid who does not talk much and I do not like when people say that we do not get on. I have a good relationship with him.
"It is easy to play with him. How could it be any different? If he has the ball, he has three players marking him. He is the greatest."
"I called Messi to ask him for a shirt for my charity foundation," Tevez continued. "Then he asked me why I was not called up. I told him that when Batista travelled to Manchester, he did so to speak with [Pablo] Zabaleta, and not me.
"Messi then told me to speak with the Argentine FA, and that is what I did. I spoke with Jose Luis Brown and Alberto Rodriguez and they told me that I was not going to play the Copa America and that I should keep working for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Lionel Messi & Novak Djokovic are the front runners for the the Laureus World Sports Awards
Among the six nominees for World Sportsman of the Year, Djokovic is tipped as one of the favourites. The Serb won the Australian, Wimbledon and US Open Grand Slams and had a winning record of 70-6 in 2011.
His closest contender is being seen as Messi. If Messi wins, he will be the first footballer to take home the award, Xinhua reported.
However, tennis players seem to be favoured by Laureus, as 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer was crowned four times. The Jamaican runner Usain Bolt, who holds both World and Olympics records is also in contention for his third Laureus award.
The 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony will be staged in the heart of London at Central Hall, Westminster. Many great names of sports are expected to attend the ceremony.
Pele says Messi isn't in his league yet
But according to The Mirror, the Santos legend feels the Barcelona playmaker needs to do more, particularly at international level, to be considered the greatest player of all time.
Pele said: "When Messi's scored 1,283 goals like me, when he's won three World Cups, we'll talk about it.
"Football changes. Records are there to be broken, but it will be hard to break mine," he added.
Fifa Ballon d'Or win Messi for third successive year
Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award at the Ballon d'Or gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich Monday.
The Argentine star dedicated the award to his coach and team-mates, reserving special mention for Xavi.
"It is a huge pleasure and honour to win my third award," Messi was quoted as saying by ESPN Soccernet. "I wanted to share it with those who voted for me, my coach and my team-mates at Barca and in the Argentina national team.
"Moreover, I want to share this award specially with my friend Xavi. This is the fourth time that we are are together at this ceremony and it is a pleasure for me to be with him on the pitch. This Ballon d'Or is also yours. Without your help I would not be here."
Third time player of the year Messi
The 24-year footballer was short-listed from a three-player list that included Spanish footballer and club teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
While Cristiano came close second in the vote for the trophy, Xavi bagged the third position.
The trophy was handed over to Messi by retired Brazilian great Ronaldo. The young footballer deemed it to be a 'huge honor'.
Messi said that it was a great pleasure and an amazing honor for him to win the award for the third time. He thanked everyone associated with him including his team-mates, trainers, physios, the coach and everyone at Barcelona and the Argentina National team.
On the other hand, Barcelona's Pep Guardiola won the coach's award and Ferguson bagged the FIFA presidential award for outstanding service to the sport.
The FIFA award was renamed last year when it merged with France Football's Golden Ball.
Lionel Messi named ambassador of his native town Rosario
"I want to thank for this acknowledgement in Rosario, my home, the place where I was born, where my people and my family live and which certainly will be my place of residence when I retire from soccer," he said.
Rosario is currently fighting to host the 2019 Pan-American Games.
Lionel messi named ambassador in the Rosario.It is the great surprise for messi.
Messi better than Beckham: Sabella
Argentina beat Venezuela 1-0 in the FIFA international football friendly here at the Salt Lake Stadium Friday.
Nicolas Otamendi scored the lone goal of the match in the 67th minute.
Catherine Ibarguen & Messi voted best in Latin America-Caribbean
The Barcelona star Messi won with 38 votes, leaving behind Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who got 32 votes and Uruguayan soccer player Luis Suarez, with 29 votes, reports Xinhua.
Ibarguen polled 48 votes, 13 more than Brazilian pole vaulter Fabiana Murer and Cuban discus thrower Yarelis Barrios, who was third with 16 votes.
In the team category, Uruguayan soccer team won with 101 votes.
The media poll also chose 10 best athletes and they are: Bolt, Suarez, Murer, Uruguayan soccer player Diego Forlan, Brazilian swimmers Cesar Cielo Filho and Thiago Pereira, Cuban athletes Lazaro Borges and Barrios, Mexican female diver Paola Espinosa and Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake.
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