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SUMMARY: Lionel Messi Biography - Speaker to be confirmed
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DESCRIPTION:Lionel Messi the greatest footballer of all time\n\nBorn Lione
 l Andrés Messi Cuccittini in Rosario\, Argentina on the 24th of June 1987
 .\n\nThe Argentina and Barcelona legend is considered by many as the great
 est footballer of all time.\n\nAt 16 four months\, and 23 days old\, he ma
 de his first-team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friend
 ly against José Mourinho's Porto on 16 November 2003.\n\nIn 2005 he was c
 lose to joining Juventus as then Old Lady manager Fabio Capello proposed a
 n offer to loan and activate his €150 million buyout clause.\n\nBut he t
 urned down the proposition as revealed later by then Barcelona President J
 oan Laporta\, who also said it was the only time the club faced a real ris
 k of losing him.\n\nLionel Messi has won multiple awards at club level and
  many personal honors.\n\nIn Barcelona\, he won 10 La Liga titles (2004–
 05\, 2005–06\, 2008–09\, 2009–10\, 2010–11\, 2012–13\, 2014–15
 \, 2015–16\, 2017–18\, 2018–19).\n\nSix Copa del Rey titles (2008–
 09\, 2011–12\, 2014–15\, 2015–16\, 2016–17\, 2017–18)\, seven Su
 percopa de España titles (2006\, 2009\, 2010\, 2011\, 2013\, 2016\, 2018)
 .\n\nHe won four UEFA Champions League titles (2005–06\, 2008–09\, 201
 0–11\, 2014–15)\, three UEFA Super Cup (2009\, 2011\, 2015)\, and thre
 e FIFA Club World Cup (2009\, 2011\, 2015).\n\nLionel Messi has multiple h
 onors and he is arguable the most decorated footballer dead or alive.\n\nH
 e has won a record six Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or awards (2009\, 2010\, 
 2011\, 2012\, 2015\, 2019)\, a World Cup Golden Ball.\n\nFIFA World Player
  of the Year in 2000 and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2019.\n\nLionel Mes
 si won the European Golden Shoe in 2009–10\, 2011–12\, 2012–13\, 201
 6–17\, 2017–18\, 2018–19\, and Copa América Golden Ball in 2015.\n\
 nHe won Argentina UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award in 2011\, 2015\, and
  UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in 2009.\n\nHe won La Liga Best Player i
 n 2008–09\, 2009–10\, 2010–11\, 2011–12\, 2012–13\, and 2014–1
 5.\n\nMessi was La Liga Best Forward in 2008–09\, 2009–10\, 2010–11\
 , 2011–12\, 2012–13\, 2014–15\, 2015–16 and the Pichichi Trophy wi
 nner in 2009–10\, 2011–12\, 2012–13\, 2016–17\, 2017–18\, 2018
 –19\, and 2019–20.\n\nHe was named in FIFA FIFPro World11 in 2007\, 20
 08\, 2009\, 2010\, 2011\, 2012\, 2013\, 2014\, 2015\, 2016\, 2017\, 2018\,
  2019.\n\nMessi also made the UEFA Team of the Year in 2008\, 2009\, 2010\
 , 2011\, 2012\, 2014\, 2015\, 2016\, 2017\, 2018\, and 2019.\n\nWhile he h
 as been super successful individually and at club level he hasn't been suc
 cessful with the Argentina national team losing on Copa America and World 
 Cup finals.\n\nBut he won the with the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 beating
  Nigeria team led by John Mikel Obi in the final.\n\nLionel Messi also bea
 t the Nigerian team to claim the Olympics Gold medal in 2008.\n\n"Nigeria 
 Sports News":https://sportsration.com/
LOCATION:Venue to be confirmed
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