TOP 8 FACTS ABOUT LIONEL MESSI

MESSIS'S APPOINTMENT AS A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR UNICEF IS ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 11, 2010.

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IN JUNE 2014, A STATE PROSECUTOR IN SPAIN ASKED THE JUDGE TO DISMISS THE TAX FRAUD ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MESSI BUT NOT AGAINST HIS FATHER.

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22 NOVEMBER 2014 - WITH A HAT-TRICK, MESSI BREAKS TELMO ZARRA'S PREVIOUS RECORD

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OF 251 GOALS AND MOVES INTO FIRST PLACE ALL-TIME IN THE SPANISH LEAGUE WITH 253 GOALS.

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JULY 6, 2016 - MESSI IS FINED €2 MILLION ($2.3 MILLION) BY A BARCELONA COURT FOR TAX FRAUD,

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AND HE IS ALSO GIVEN A 21-MONTH PRISON TERM. IN JULY 2017,

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MESSI'S PRISON TERM WAS REDUCED BY THE SPANISH COURTS TO AN EXTRA FINE OF €252,000 ($287,000).

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DATED JANUARY 13, 2019 EXTENDS HIS RECORD AS THE BEST SCORER IN LA LIGA HISTORY

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BY SCORING HIS 400TH GOAL IN THE SPANISH LEAGUE IN HIS 435TH APPEARANCE. FOR ANY OF EUROPE'S "BIG FIVE" LEAGUES,

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MESSI IS THE FIRST PLAYER TO ACHIEVE 400 GOALS.

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MAY 30, 2022 - AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 IN JANUARY, HE DISCUSSES HIS STRUGGLES TO RECOVER.

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THREE GAMES WERE MISSED BY HIM: TWO LIGUE 1 GAMES AND ONE FRENCH CUP GAME.

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"I STILL FEEL THE IMPACT OF THAT. I STILL HAVE THE AFTEREFFECTS IN MY LUNGS FROM IT.

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I WAS UNABLE TO RUN FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER I RETURNED BECAUSE MY LUNGS WERE DAMAGED.

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SOME OF THE AMAZING FACTS OF MESSI HERE

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