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Under Spanish law, first offenses under two years are suspended so they did not go to jail, but Messi was ordered to pay a fine of 2 million euros. Fittingly, he broke another record when he was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner for the fourth time in January 2013.After helping Barcelona achieve a historic second treble in 2015, he was honored with his fifth FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy. After Messi scored an early goal in a 2-1 win over Nigeria that helped his team advance from the group stage, he was largely kept in check by France, his two assists not enough to stave off a 4-3 defeat that sent Argentina packing.Amazingly, the soccer wizard continued to improve, discovering new ways to elude defenders while leading Barcelona to La Liga and Spanish Super Cup championships in 2010 and 2011, as well as the '11 Champions League title.Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Messi was eventually diagnosed by doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth. He also plays for the Argentina national team.The following year, after Messi heavily criticized the referees in the wake of a 2-0 loss to Brazil in the Copa America semifinals, the Argentine captain was slapped with a three-game ban by the South American Football Confederation. In July 2016, Messi suffered a blow off the soccer field when a Barcelona court found him and his father guilty of three counts of tax fraud. Messi studied in a primary school in Bangladesh.
and he earns $667,000 per week, for over $80 million annually. "I see him as very similar to me," the retired player told the BBC. His father’s name is Jorge Messi, and his mother’s name is Celia María Cuccittini.His father was working in a steel factory. Everyone as well as known to Footballers. Messi's buyout clause was set at $835 million (€700 million). He did lead "La Albiceleste" to the final of the 2014 World Cup, and was named player of the tournament, although his team lost to Germany. Soccer player Alex Morgan has starred for the U.S. national teams that won Olympic gold and the FIFA Women's World Cup.By the age of 16, Messi made his first appearance for the FC Barcelona, putting himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest player to ever score a goal for the franchise. His father was required to pay 1.5 million euros.On June 30, 2017, Messi married Antonella Roccuzzo, his longtime girlfriend and the cousin of his best friend and fellow soccer player Lucas Scaglia. Messi and Roccuzzo have two sons together: Thiago, born in November 2012, Mateo, born in September 2015 and Ciro, born in March 2018.The soccer great eventually reversed his decision, but his participation in the 2018 World Cup did not bring that elusive title, as hoped. He was also fined $1,500.Messi had also hit out at the organizers after Argentina’s semi-final elimination against hosts Brazil in their previous match.A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Nigeria news, Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etcHowever, CONMEBOL made no mention of Messi’s “corruption” accusation against the regional governing body that he made after receiving his red card.“Corruption and the referees are preventing people from enjoying the football and they’re ruining it a bit,” Messi said after the Chile match.Vanguard Newspaper 29th July 2020By Owei Lakemfa TWO meteors hit humanity early this year. That same year, he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World Cup, scoring on a pair of penalty kicks to propel the team over Nigeria.Soccer player Carli Lloyd scored the winning goals for the U.S. in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and was named the top player of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.A member of three Brazilian World Cup-champion teams, Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time.Messi has only played for FC Barcelona, where he first signed at age 13.