October 16, 2004.
Eight minutes of time remaining against Espanyol and the world got a first glimpse of a shaggy-haired Lionel Messi for Barcelona.
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Fast-forward over nine years later and world football has been bewildered by the magic of the Argentinean.
Chipped volleys, slaloming runs, in-perfect passes and wonder goals all typical of the pint-sized attacker’s repertoire during his career.
The 28-year-old has won every major honour possible and is on track for his fifth Balon d’Or next week.
However, where he ranks amongst the all-time greats like Pele and Diego Maradona will always rouse a engaging conversation.
Speculation aside about where ranks we can all sit back and marvel at the special talents of a humble and inspiring footballer.
Copa90 were fortunate enough to engage with an artist, who created this wonderful depiction of Messi’s career in numbers.
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