Ahead of Lionel Messi's last shot at the World Cup, here's a look at the highlights of the superstar's career
Lionel Messi is a legendary soccer player by nearly any standard, but winning Sunday’s World Cup final for Argentina would strengthen his claim as the greatest of all time.Messi has won almost every trophy available to him in club soccer but has never lifted the World Cup.The closest he came was the 2014 final, which Argentina lost to Germany. He also faced Germany during his first World Cup in 2006, in a quarterfinal.
His other records include the most goals scored by a player for a single club and the most hat-tricks and most assists in Spain’s La Liga. He also won Olympic gold in 2008 at age 21.Messi joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old, made his debut at 17 and stayed with the club until he was 34, helping the club win more than 30 trophies.Messi left Barcelona in 2021 when the club couldn’t afford to re-sign him and joined Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain.
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