El Weblog de Messi | El mejor jugador del planeta

Source: FIFA.com
Date: August 22, 2008
Link: Original article

Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi is, without a shadow of a doubt, the man causing the biggest stir at this year’s Men’s Olympic Football Tournament. At the tender age of 21, the Barcelona attacking whirlwind has earned the respect and admiration of the fans, volunteers and even other competitors here at Beijing 2008. Indeed, the diminutive forward was even asked for a signed shirt by LA Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, to add to his enviable collection of sporting souvenirs.
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Source: UEFA’s Champions magazine
Date: 25 January 2008
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Lionel Messi’s fans are not just paying spectators. Juan Sebastián Véron says: “I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates. But he is shy, like a little brother who likes to hang out with PlayStation rather than talk. We must protect him. I’d personally put him in a drawer of my bedside table.”
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Source: FIFA.com
Date: December 17, 2007
Link: original article

2007 was the year Lionel Messi came of age. Adapting to his new-found status as a global star with ease, the diminutive Argentinian has made such an impact over the last twelve months that he has earned the recognition of the entire world, finishing behind Kaka and ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo as runner-up for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year Award.

Still downcast after his recent injury, Messi managed to summon up a smile for FIFA.com as he gave his impressions of the evening in a special video interview.
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Source: Diario Sport
Date: October 30, 2007
Link: original article (Spanish)

In this interview, two months into the 2007/08 season, Lionel Messi speaks about his way of handling fame and praise, his personal goals and Barcelona’s prospects and objectives, amongst other topics; he also gives his opinion of players like Ronaldinho, Henry or Kaká.
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Source: La Nacion
Date: August 2, 2007
Link: Original article (Spanish)

An interview given by Lionel Messi to Argentinian paper La Nacion during his summer holiday in Rosario.
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Source: FIFA.com
Date: 31 May 2007
Link: Original article

Still only 19, an age when most footballers are taking their first steps in the professional game, Lionel Messi is already an idol at one of the world’s biggest clubs. Moreover he has already won a Spanish league title, played at a FIFA World Cup™ and is widely regarded as one of the best players on planet football.

Yet for all of that, Lionel Messi has the kind of humility you would expect of a young teenager at the start of his career. Impudent and daring on the pitch, he could not be a more likeable and grounded person off of it. In spite of his enormous fame and brilliant prospects, the young Argentinian was modesty itself when he spoke recently to FIFA.com to promote the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which takes place in Rio de Janeiro between 2-12 November 2007.
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Source: La Nación
Date: May 30, 2007
Link: Original article (Spanish)

A conversation with Leo Messi after a practice session with Argentina’s national squad in Basel. The team was preparing for two friendly matches -against Switzerland and Algeria- prior to the Copa América 2007.
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Source: UEFA Magazine
Date: May 4, 2007
Link: Original article

Lionel Messi is the boy with the world at his feet. FC Barcelona’s Argentinian forward drew further comparisons with Diego Maradona by scoring with a dazzling dribble from inside his own half against Getafe CF recently and the future could not be brighter for this precocious youngster as he prepares to leave his teens next month. He sat down with uefa.com to answer our users’ questions.
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Source: El Mundo Deportivo
Date: March 22, 2007
Link: Original article (spanish)

In this interview to Spanish paper El Mundo Deportivo, Leo Messi reflects on the current state of things at FC Barcelona, speaks about his coach and his team-mates and tells about his first steps at FC Barcelona, amongst other topics.
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Here is the video and the translated transcription of the post-match interview Leo Messi gave to Catalan television channel TV3 after scoring a hat-trick in the clásico against Real Madrid.

Source: TV3
Date: March 10, 2007
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