Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi — page 1 — GOLDEN BALL aliga BARO Lionel Messi controls the ball in a match against fc Sevilla

Lionel Messi — page 2 — Me ssi Me ssi Me ssi If you go to a soccer match in Barcelona Spain there's a good chance you'll hear this chant from the stands The fans are cheering for Futbol Club FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi one of the best soccer players in the world Messi showed off his incredible talent in a La Liga match on November 6 2016 FC Barcelona faced Sevilla FC Trailing 1 0 Barcelona players raced down the pitch with the ball Denis Suarez passed to Neymar Neymar danced toward the goal He cut to his right He moved to the front of the goal as the Sevilla defense closed in for the tackle At the last second Neymar flicked the foot ball to Messi's left

Lionel Messi — page 3 — Messi didn't hesitate He didn't stop the ball to line up the perfect shot Instead he smacked the ball as it bounced toward him and sent it streaking into the net Goal It was Messi's 500th goal in 592 games with Barcelona Later in the game Messi raced to the net again The Sevilla defense blocked his path Messi passed to teammate Luis Messi races toward the ball during the match against Sevilla FC Most soccer players prefer to kick with one leg They call this their stronger leg Mesi's left leg is his stronger leg But he can also score with his right He has one of world strongest weaker legs in the

Lionel Messi — page 4 — Suarez Suarez sent the ball zooming into the goal The teammates hugged as the crowd roared Messi's assist helped Barcelona win the game 2 1 In 2009 Messi won the FIFA Ballon d Or award as the top player in men's soccer Then he won the award three more times in a row Cristiano Ronaldo took it home in 2013 and 2014 But Messi was back on top for 2015 It's incredible that this is my fifth FIFA Ballon d Or award Messi said It's much more than anything I've dreamed of as a kid BALLA FIFA BALLON D OR 2015 FIFA ALLON BĀLI D 2011 Messi poses with his 2015 FIFA Ballon d or

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