HIS FC BARCELONA DEBUT CAME AGAINST ESPANYOL ON OCTOBER 16 2004. 1-0 VICTORY FOR BARCA

MAY 2014 - SIGNS A NEW DEAL WITH FC BARCELONA WORTH AN ESTIMATED €20 MILLION ($27 MILLION) PER YEAR IN NET COMPENSATION.

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JULY 28, 2014 - DESPITE THE SPANISH STATE PROSECUTOR'S JUNE PLEA FOR THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MESSI TO BE WITHDRAWN,

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A COURT DECIDES THAT THE TAX FRAUD INVESTIGATION AGAINST MESSI AND HIS FATHER WILL MOVE FORWARD.

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JUNE 27, 2016 - CLAIMS THAT FOLLOWING ARGENTINA'S LOSS TO CHILE IN THE COPA AMERICA FINAL ON PENALTIES, HE WOULD LIKELY RETIRE FROM INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.

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JULY 5, 2017 - MESSI AND BARCELONA HAVE AGREED TO AN EXTENSION OF HIS CONTRACT THAT WOULD KEEP HIM WITH THE CLUB THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021.

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THE NEW DEAL IS SAID TO BE WORTH €565,000 ($645,000) A WEEK.

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2 JANUARY 2022 MESSI IS ONE OF FOUR PLAYERS FROM PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19,

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ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE FRENCH CLUB. NATHAN BITUMAZALA, JUAN BERNAT, AND SERGIO RICO MAKE UP THE OTHER THREE PLAYERS.

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ARGENTINA WINS THE WORLD CUP BY DEFEATING FRANCE ON DECEMBER 18, 2022.

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MESSI SCORES TWICE WHILE COMPETING IN HIS LAST AND FIFTH WORLD CUP. MESSI LATER RECEIVES HIS SECOND GOLDEN BALL HONOR.

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SOME OF THE AMAZING FACTS OF MESSI HERE

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