AS ARGENTINE GREAT Lionel Messi leaves Europe for Major Soccer League (MLS) side Inter Miami, with unravelled achievements, it will be the first time that football fans will see him play outside Europe, ever since he signed for FC Barcelona on a napkin way back in 2000.
Arguably the greatest achievement of his career-winning the World Cup with Argentina in December - was one such moment when some of his fans say that 'Messi has done it all'. In fact back in 2016, during a news conference, Messi said,"[I] Would prefer to win a World Cup rather than five Ballons d'Or if I had to choose."
Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Messi moved to Barcelona to join the renowned youth academy, La Masia, and at the mere age of 13, he became part of the Barcelona ecosystem.
While football fans did not wish Messi to move to MLS at this point of his career as it doesn't exactly add another feather to his hat, but from a competition point of view Messi's performance would be something which the football enthusiasts would critically look at.
This story is from the June 11, 2023 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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