Lionel Messi told El Mundo in a recent interview, “To become a legend, to be great, you also have to win a World Cup.”
Well, if recent statistics are indication, Messi is well on his way to winning that honor. A member of Barcelona’s team, Messi has scored 11 goals in his past give matches, earning him comparisons to fellow Argentinian Diego Maradona.
Soccer, or “football” to the rest of the world, is an extremely important part of Spanish culture and having Messi on Barcelona’s team makes a game a must-see attraction if you’re visiting.
In a local Madrid publication called Marca, readers are already voting Messi as the greatest player of all-time by overwhelming margins. “I have only just turned 22,” he added. “It’s all happening very quickly and you have to stay calm.”
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