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Lionel Messi Called an English icon an “player once in generation” and said that there was “no one like him” in world football.
Argentinian is considered the greatest footballer of all time by manyBeginning his professional career in 2004 at the age of 17.
After Ronaldinho established Messi’s first goal in a Barcelona shirt, he beat many records and is the most decorated player in the history of professional football with 45 team honors.
On a personal note, no player won more than his eight Golden Ball titles, when he was also named best player in the FIFA world eight times. Messi’s first golden ball came in 2009 and his last took place in 2023, a year after having directed Argentina to the glory of the World Cup.
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Messi years won the Ballon d’Or |
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2009 |
Barcelona |
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2010 |
Barcelona |
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2011 |
Barcelona |
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2012 |
Barcelona |
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2015 |
Barcelona |
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2019 |
Barcelona |
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2021 |
Barcelona |
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2023 |
Inter Miami |
Messi appointed Brazilian striker Ronaldo as his favorite playerAnd he also appointed his 10 favorite teammates, who all played next to him at the Nou camp.
The 10 favorite teammates of Lionel Messi in photos:
The emblematic striker also faced several English stars in his career, and one in particular stood out.
Messi: Wayne Rooney was “special” and a “player once in generation”
A player that Messi faced himself on several occasions was the legend of Manchester United Wayne Rooney. The striker in England is the record marker of the Red Devils with 253 goals, but Messi broke the heart of Rooney twice in the Champions League.
Messi scored in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League final at the Stadio Olimpico and the Wembley Stadium, Barça raising the European crown on both occasions. Rooney scored the goal of the UTD man during the 3-1 defeat in Wembley, and he was a player who drew Messi’s attention during his career.
Speak in 2015, Messi greeted Rooney after the attacker became the top scorer of all time in England With its 50th international goal.
This count has since been overwhelmed by Harry Kane, however, Messi called Rooney “a single generation player” and that there was “no one like him”.
“Wayne Rooney is for me a player once by a generation. One of these special players, who is not comparable to any other. There are a lot of special players, but Rooney has an exceptional quality and technical capacity while being one of the strongest players I faced with an exceptional work rate – there is nobody like him.
“I have always said that the same thing is true for myself and in Argentina – beat the caps and the records of objectives mean nothing less than they come with trophies. As I say, Wayne is a winner. It will always be the team first and personal records in the second.”
