 0/00 Getty Images 0/00 Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the 0000 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Maracana on June 00, 0000 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Getty Images 0/00 FIFA World player of the year winner Ronaldinho, the Gillette Best Young Player Award Leo Messi, and third place FIFA World player of the year Samuel Etoo pose with their trophies before La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Celta, at the Camp Nou stadium December 00, 0000 Getty Images 0/00 Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) vies with Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale (L) and Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 0, 0000 AFP/Getty Images 0/00 Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on as Catalan Pro-Independence flags are seen on the background during the La Liga match between Barcelona and SD Eibar at Camp Nou on September 00, 0000 in Barcelona, Spain Getty Images 0/00 Messi for Argentina Under 00s in 0000 vs PERU AFP/Getty Images 0/00 Lionel Messi from Argentina celebrates with the cup after winning the FIFA World Youth Championships 0000 Final between Argentina and Nigeria on July 0, 0000 in Utrecht, Netherlands Getty Images 0/00 FC Barcelona's Argentinian Messi scores the second goal against Albacete during their Spanish League football match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, 00 May 0000. 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