Ari Kytsya Messi Trophy (2024)

FAQs

What major trophy is Messi missing? ›

He's missing the World Cup and potential Confederations Cup and Copa America. All these can only be achieved with Argentina. With Barcelona he has won every trophy.

Early life. Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, the third of four children of Jorge Messi, a steel factory manager, and his wife Celia Cuccittini, who worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop.

They are two of the most decorated footballers ever, having won 77 official trophies in total (Messi 44, Ronaldo 33) during their senior careers thus far, and have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season. They are the only two players to score over 800 goals each in their careers for club and country.

When Messi was 13 years old, he and his family moved to Barcelona, where the club assisted him in treating his growth hormone deficiency. He started playing for FC Barcelona's U14 team. The Argentinean quickly rose through the ranks, impressing everyone with exceptional skills and talent.

Lionel Messi has NEVER gone trophyless since making is debut for FC Barcelona 🤯💫

Argentina star Messi has scored 108 goals in 184 international appearances – both all-time records for his nation. With 130 goals in 209 games for Portugal, Ronaldo holds both the all-time men's records for international appearances and goals.

Hi Steemians, let's congratulate Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzo as they welcomed their third son named 'Ciro' in the early hours of Saturday morning. Ciro arrived just two weeks after Antonella's birthday on February 26th.

Antonela Roccuzzo

Lionel Messi / Spouse (m. 2017)

Messi and Roccuzzo, who were childhood friends and later reconnected in 2005, welcomed their first son, Thiago, in 2012. Their second son, Mateo, arrived in 2015, followed by their third son, Ciro, in 2018. The athlete later told FC Barcelona that fatherhood changed his entire perspective.

Lionel Messi has not officially announced his retirement yet but he is currently contemplating around it, according to latest reports following Argentina reaching the Copa America 2024.

Who is older, Messi or Ronaldo? ›

Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese footballer and striker for Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi, an Argentinean forward for Barcelona are two of the greatest footballers (soccer players) of our time. Ronaldo is the older of the two, has played in more games and scored more goals than Messi.

Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season—50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12. Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all time list, having won four Golden Shoes, as well as two consecutively.

Discussing the player, former Barcelona coach and player Carles Rexach - who first found Messi when he trialled at the age of 12 - shed light on what he had to avoid to become so great.

From a very early age, it was evident that Lionel possessed an extraordinary talent for the beautiful game of football. As a child, he spent countless hours honing his skills on the streets of his neighborhood, dribbling through imaginary opponents with a passion and determination that set him apart from his peers.

Messi started playing football as a boy and in 1995 joined the youth team of Newell's Old Boys (a Rosario-based top-division football club). Messi's phenomenal skills garnered the attention of prestigious clubs on both sides of the Atlantic.

2021 Copa America: After losing 4 major tournament finals, Messi and Co won the 2021 edition of Copa America against Brazil 1-0.

Messi is the second highest-paid athlete in the world as of 2023, and has earned an estimated $1.15 billion in his career so far, according to Forbes. Messi owns a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio, holds lucrative brand partnerships, and even owns a hotel chain.

Collectively, Ronaldo has won 33 senior trophies in his career. He has also attained one title from youth and at least five titles from friendly competitions. All in all he had won over 300 trophies and medals by January 2021, with some of them dating back to his childhood.