10 Reasons why Lionel Messi is the Greatest Of All Time.
Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who was born on 24 June, 1987. He is the captain for both FC Barcelona and the Argentine National team.
The six times balon d'or winner is considered the Greatest Of All Time due to the following prolific record he has set;
1) Scoring 26 goals against Real Madrid.
No player has scored more goals against Real Madrid than Lionel Messi. He has scored 26 goals against Real Madrid which include 2 hat-tricks and 3 braces.
2) Most goals in a single La liga season.
Lionel Messi is the La liga's all time goalscorer. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 50 goals in the 2011-12 season.
3) Scoring a goal after dribbling past six players.
The Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi dribbled three Uruguayan players before falling down but he later managed to keep the ball in his possession to dribble two more players. Messi scored an added - time penalty to secure a 2-2 draw with Uruguay.
Messi has led the La Liga rankings in dribbling for a decade.
4) Scoring 91 goals in a year (2012).
Lionel Messi holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals in a single calendar year, when he netted 91 goals in 2012.
5) Four balon d'or in four years.
Only Lionel Messi has won the balon d'or four times consecutively. The Barcelona captain won the Balon d'or in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
6) Scoring hat-trick in El-classico at age 19
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