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  1. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago
    Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz fails to stop a penalty kick shot by Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao on March 31, 2012 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.

    Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz fails to stop a penalty kick shot by Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao on March 31, 2012 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. View Photo »

  2. From the first moment Pep was brilliant to me
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: FourFourTwo.com 3 weeks ago
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    BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 05: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona scores his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Camp Nou on May 5, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. This is the last match as head...

    BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 05: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona scores his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Camp Nou on May 5, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. This is the last match as head... View Photo »

  4. It’s very hard to be at your highest level throughout the season ... Even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo sometimes faced criticism. But now I feel good both physically and mentally, and I’m ready to fight for the title.
    SOURCE: Inside Futbol 3 weeks ago
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  1. FC Barcelon's coach Pep Guardiola, left, embraces Lionel Messi, from Argentina, after scores during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 5, 2012. FC Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola will not continue as coach of the Spanish club after...
  2. Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) celebrate with his teammates after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol on May 5, 2012 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.
  3. Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi fights for the ball with Espanyol's midfielder Jose Raul Baena on May 5, 2012 during a Spanish league football match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.
  4. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 05: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona duels for the ball with Raul Baena of RCD Espanyol (L) and Joan Verdu of RCD Espanyol (C) during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Camp Nou on May 5, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.
  5. Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi fights for the ball with Espanyol's Mexican defender Hector Alfredo Moreno on May 5, 2012 during a Spanish league football match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.
  6. Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi vies with Espanyol's defender Raul Rodriguez during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol on May 5, 2012 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.
  7. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 05: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Camp Nou on May 5, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.
  8. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 05: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona (L) celebrates with his teammate Sergio Busquets of FC Barcelona after scoring the opening goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Camp Nou on May 5, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.
  9. Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) is congratuled by his teamates after scoring during the Spanish League football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on May 5, 2012.

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Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He has drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, and Maradona himself named Messi his "successor". Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  5. UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League
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  1. Since he arrived at the club he has changed everything. We have won so much and for me Guardiola is a fundamental part of our project.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: The Age 2 months ago
  2. It is a real pity that our game had developed in such a way and that the slightest of touches often results in a theatrical fall. Lionel Messi will not play in such a way and tries to ride tackles, often heavy ones. Perhaps he has the confidence in his ability to score rather than win free kicks and pen...
    SOURCE: International Business Times 1 month ago
  3. Guardiola is more important than me without doubt
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: The Age 2 months ago
  4. There are always pros and cons to the positions, left-footed and right-footed ... Arjen Robben has played as a right midfielder for 20 years now. A left-footed guy playing 20 years on the right side. Lionel Messi's playing on the right wing. Sometimes it's like that. Ronaldinho was playing left wing for...
    SOURCE: Philadelphia Union 1 month ago
  5. I am not trying to be the best in history nor the best player of the moment
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: FourFourTwo.com 2 months ago
  6. You could always see it. I played with Dennis Bergkamp who was a fantastic player and I saw a bit of Dennis in Robin. He had that rawness, he had that little bit of fight in him, which the Dutch players have. You could see the potential. He's grown and grown as a player. His performances have been right...
    SOURCE: International Business Times 1 month ago
  7. It's all about enjoying the moment - from how it went with Argentina the other week to how it's going right now for my club
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: Today Online 2 months ago
  8. I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there's no value that's too high.
    SOURCE: Goal.com 2 months ago
  9. I have always said that it's fantastic when things come off for you and you play well, but only if you meet your aims for the match. That's what happened against Leverkusen. The team played very, very well, the performance had some beautiful moments and we scored lots of goals.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: FIFA 2 months ago
  10. You know, I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there's no value that's too high.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  11. I'm happy. It's great to score a five, but the important thing tonight was the win and to qualify for the quarter-finals
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: The Age 2 months ago
  12. I think they are the best team ever and, in Lionel Messi, they have the best player ever.
    SOURCE: Soccer Blogs 2 months ago
  13. What was important was to win ... That's what we wanted to achieve, now we're in the quarterfinals and we did it impressively.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: CBS News 2 months ago
  14. Being part of the Mamelodi Sundowns team is an honour in itself for any player but being coached by the legendary Johan Neeskens, who also coached the world's best football players such as Lionel Messi and many others is a dream come true for any young player
    SOURCE: Football365.co.za 2 months ago
  15. I can't remember the last time I scored five goals, so I'm very happy ... It's nice to score five goals.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: CBS News 2 months ago
  16. Our structure and our overall strategic system prevents it from growing too fast. You could argue that if Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo were playing in the league, the league would be perhaps more popular than it is today - but it would go bankrupt tomorrow.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  17. The most important thing tonight (Wednesday) is that all these goals we scored take us one step closer to winning the Champions League, which is our objective
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: SoccerWay 2 months ago
  18. To describe Lionel Messi as a good player, a great player, is a statement so facile as to render it pointless. Such is the utter brilliance of the Barcelona forward, we are not just running out of superlatives, as the old cliché has it, we are running out of ways to say we are running out of superlative...
    SOURCE: Beer, Footy, & Birds 2 months ago
  19. Obviously, it makes me happy to see Tello achieving that ... He's been training and playing with the first team for a while now.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: SoccerWay 2 months ago
  20. I think all the good teams are interested in Van Persie. At the moment, Van Persie is one of the best strikers in Europe with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and with Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli. He is a fantastic striker but I think he will remain with Arsenal.
    SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 2 months ago
  21. We went out there wanting to ensure qualification for the quarter-finals and we achieved that.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: SoccerWay 2 months ago
  22. I was reminded of this episode after seeing the five goals from Lionel Messi against Bayer. This Barcelona side always begins with an advantage due to the Ballon d'Or, however, Maradona remains the number one forever.
    SOURCE: MTN Football 2 months ago
  23. The important thing is that we have qualified ... The important thing is how we played as a team and we are into the next round because at this stage of the competition everyone is tough.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: Fox News Latino 2 months ago
  24. Lionel Messi has scored as many hattricks so far this season as all #QPR players have managed since 1993.
    SOURCE: QPR Report 2 months ago
  25. The important thing is what the team did and that we qualified for the next round ... It's nice to score five but winning was the priority.
    – Lionel Messi SOURCE: The Independent 2 months ago

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