This document discusses the honors and achievements of Lionel Messi. It details that he is an Olympic champion from 2008 and youth world champion in 2005 where he was best player and top scorer. With Barcelona, he has won 6 Spanish league titles and 3 Champions League titles. He has won FIFA Ballon d'Or award in 2010, 2011, 2012, and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2009. He holds records as top scorer in Spanish league and Champions League. Overall, the document lists Messi's extensive career achievements and individual honors from club and international competitions.
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team.
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Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team.
A presentation summarizing My Football Facts & Stats content, the leading source of historical football facts, football results & football stats on the web, covering all aspects of The Beautiful Game from the very first FA Cup matches in 1871-72 right up to today's National and International competitions from all over the world. My Football Facts & Stats includes the full histories of domestic leagues from over 90 different countries with chronological lists of League Champions, tables of League Championships won by clubs and the current League tables. Summaries of these Leagues and a table of every club to have won 10 or more National League Championships is also included. The English game is covered in great detail with statistics from all four Top Flights of League Football from 1888-89 onwards as well as from Non-League Football. Both Domestic Cup competitions are featured with season by season charts of the progress made by every club who has reached the last 32 in both the FA Cup from 1871-72 and the League (Carling) Cup from 1960-61. In addition, the Charity/Community Shield matches are covered and there are tables for overall performance in the League, Cups and European Trophies won by English clubs.
All International club competitions from UEFA are fully detailed as are the major South American, African and Asian club tournaments. The history of the FIFA World Cup is well documented with unique charts showing the progress made by every country which has participated in the Finals from 1930 to 2010. International competitions are also featured from Africa, Asia and South America.
Special sections on MyFootballFacts.com also highlight the legendary players from around the world who have made special contributions to the game. There are also sections dedicated to Player of the Year awards and comprehensive stats on Premier League players appearances, goalscorers and assists as well as details of every Foreign player who has appeared in the Premier League since 1992-93.
Aspects of football finances are included and there is a fully detailed section on Scottish Football at both club and international levels.
Fully interactive databases of all 92 English League clubs and the 42 Scottish League clubs also feature on the site.
Tottenham Hotspur football club has its own special section with details about every aspect of the club's history and players, both past and present alongside comprehensive statistics from every competition Spurs have participated in and full coverage of all the opposition Spurs have faced since 1882.
We are constantly looking to expand the scope of the site and future plans will include dedicated sections for many more clubs from the Premier League, elsewhere in Europe and beyond.
We welcome your comments and suggestions about MyFootballFacts and are happy to host reciprocal links to other football sites.
2. Early life
Messi - Olympic champion in 2008, world
champion among youth in 2005 (the best
player and top scorer of the tournament),
silver medalist of the World
Championship in 2014. "Barcelona" 6
times champion of Spain (2004/05,
2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11,
2012/13). In 2007, 2009 and 2010 was
named the best player of the
championship of Spain. In 2005 and
2007-2011, was named the best player of
the year in Argentina, the last four were
awarded as the best Argentine abroad
(since 2008 the prize was divided into
two categories: Best footballer who
plays in the championship of Argentina
and Argentinian best overseas) [10] .
Also a three-time winner of the
Champions League (2005/06, 2008/09,
2010/11), and the top scorer in the
Spanish Championship 2010, 2012, top
scorer of the Champions League 08/09,
09/10, 10/11, 11/12 and also the best
scorer in official matches for the
"Barcelona" in history. In the 2007/08
season reached with "Barcelona" to the
semifinals of the Champions League and
the following season won the finals in
"Manchester United" 2: 0.
3. Honours
•FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2010, 2011, 2012
•Ballon d'Or: 2009
•FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009
•World Soccer Player of the Year: 2009, 2011, 2012
•World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time: 2013
•Onze d'Or: 2009, 2011, 2012
•European Golden Shoe: 2010, 2012, 2013
•UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2011
•UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2009
•FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009, 2011
•UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorer: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
•L'Équipe Champion of Champions: 2011
•FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 2005
•FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Goalscorer: 2005
•LFP Best Player: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
•La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 2007, 2009, 2010
•Pichichi Trophy: 2010, 2012, 2013
•LFP Best Forward: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
•UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 2009
•FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
•World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
4. Honours
•Bravo Award: 2007
•Golden Boy: 2005
•Marca Legend Award: 2009
•Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
•ESPY Awards Best International Athlete: 2012
•El País King of European Soccer: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012[362]
•IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 2011, 2012[363]
•IFFHS World's best Top Division Goal Scorer: 2012[364]
•FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
•UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
•ESM Team of the Year: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
•Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 2007
•Copa América Top Assist Provider: 2011
•Copa del Rey Top Goalscorer: 2010–11, 2013–14
•Argentine Sportsperson of the Year Award: 2011
•Olimpia de Plata: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
•2014 FIFA World Cup: Golden Ball (Best player)
•2014 FIFA World Cup: Dream Team