Lionel Messi’s Place in History
Lionel Messi is the greatest soccer player in the history of the sport. Soccer is considered the greatest sport in the world and is adored by people all over the world. It is also played by hundreds and millions of people. It has been played for thousands of years and to be the greatest of all time is a serious achievement. Lionel Messi is only 29 years old and he is already regarded as the greatest player of all time due to his accolades and impact on the game. He’s inspired a nation due to his style of play.
One of the reasons Messi is the best player of all time is because of his dribbling ability. Dribbling is one of the most important parts of the game as it penetrates your opponent and gives you space to attack the rival team. Lionel Messi has proven to be the best dribbler of all time countless of times. He has dribbled past multiple professional defenders with ease. It is said by one of his former teammates that when his team at practice would be losing, he would take the ball and dribble it past the whole team to score. He has also proven his …show more content…
I think he’s a great role model not only sports wise but as a person as well. Although he has countless trophies, he is one of the most humblest people in the world. He has never called himself the best or acted like it. He lets his game do the talking. I look up to him for that as that is a trait that I hope to possess. When he announced his retirement from the Argentina National Team, the whole country was shook and they started a huge protest in his hometown Buenos Aires, Argentina. This movement was so extreme that the president of Argentina had a meeting with him in order to convince him to stay and play for his national team. He eventually returned and the whole country was relieved. He inspires kids everywhere to keep practicing and gives a sort of hope in the footballing