Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina.

Football media “premftbl” made the best 11 with players born in Rosario on its official SNS on the 20th , saying, “Which city produced the best soccer players?”

The formation was 4-3-3 and was named by Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Messi, Giovanni Lo Celso, Angel Correa, Eber Banega, Milton Valenzuela, Lautaro Valenti, Ezequiel Avila, Jua Barinaga and Nauel Guzman.

Messi was born in Rosario. At the age of six, he joined Rosario’s Newell’s Old Voice Youth Team. Messi stood out from a young age. However, he was diagnosed with a deficiency of growth hormone and needed treatment. His family was not well off, and the Newell’s Old Voice was also reluctant to cover Messi’s medical expenses.

Then, Barcelona showed interest. Barcelona recognized Messi’s talent and signed a contract with him under the condition that it would cover all medical expenses. Messi made his debut at Barcelona after playing for Barcelona Youth La Masia. Messi made an impressive performance upon his debut. He showed an outstanding performance at Barcelona.

Messi was the best player in Barcelona, but failed to display strong performance in the Argentine national team. He led Argentina to miss every championship title right before his eyes. In the Copa America, he lost the title twice, and in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he lost to Germany after extra-time matches.

In 2021, he finally made history for the Argentine national team. In the 2021 Copa America final, he lifted the trophy after defeating rival Brazil. Messi was left with only the World Cup in the final morning. History has changed at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Messi led Argentina’s attack from the group qualifying round, and the country reached the final.

The game was fierce. Argentina took the lead, 2-0, and went smoothly. However, Mbappe’s multiple goals brought the game back to square one. Messi’s goal pushed the lead again, but Mbappe countered immediately. Eventually, it resulted in a penalty shootout, and Messi’s Argentina won the World Cup. Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or by winning the World Cup, and he was nicknamed the “GOAT” as the “best in soccer history.” 파워볼사이트