lionel messi

the goat in soccer. feel lucky to watch him live at his prime at camp nou with my best friends in 2017 against sevilla. camp nou

edit: he made a u-turn and decided to stay at barça.

he has just become a free agent!

it looks like he ended an era. he is about to transfer to manchester city. so, he could move to partner club new york fc in the future.

things are getting messi...

you know how we missed the chance to see names like freddie mercury and michael jackson live? watching messi is something on that same level. we are going to be telling our grandchildren about him and they are going to think he is artificial intelligence, so savor it.

what sharply sets this guy apart from cristiano is this: for this guy, his teammates are ready to give their lives, they'd die for him. cristiano ronaldo? he's got quite a few people who hate him, bruno fernandes chief among them, if you ask me.

right now if he wanted to, he could remove the president of argentina from office.

one of the most interesting statistics in soccer history is the number of goals lionel messi scored in a single calendar year over the course of his career.

in 2012, messi scored a total of 91 goals across his club and national team appearances. that number broke the record of 85 set earlier by gerd müller in 1972, and it's still regarded as one of the most impressive individual performances in soccer history.

the interesting part is that the year messi broke this record wasn't a world cup year or a copa america year, meaning this extraordinary number happened entirely within the rhythm of a normal season. while many forwards never reach 91 goals over their entire careers, messi pulled it off in a single year.

the goat who takes a free kick from 35 meters like it's a penalty. if only he'd take his penalties like penalties too.

after the second goal they conceded, he looked up at the sky with a pained expression on his face. i thought to myself, i guess it's not going to happen this time. turns out the guy was feeling sorry for what was about to happen to egypt.

messi doesn't need to prove anything anymore at this point in his career.

unlike ronaldo, who became hugely popular through his hairstyle, facial expressions, flashy lifestyle, and iconic goal celebrations, messi just scores when he can, creates assists when he can't, plays his game, and moves on.

even as a ronaldo fan, it's pretty easy to see that the scales have started to tip in messi's favor.