Lionel MessiLionel André Messi is a footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a striker. Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He is 26 years old and 1.7 meters tall. Messi is an intelligent and fast player who is left-footed. Messi began his football career in Newell's Old Boys youth team in 1995. While playing, Messi impressed many major football clubs with his talent. When Messi turned 13, he moved to Barcelona with his family. There he played for Barcelona's Under-14 team and scored 21 goals in 14 games. Thanks to his talent, he moved to the senior team of FC Barcelona where he made his informal debut. Since then, Messi has proven himself to be one of the best football players in history, breaking records and winning awards and trophies to this day. Some of these are: • Won the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Player of the Year title (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012). • Won the UEFA Champions League (2006, 2009 and 2011). • Won UEFA. Super Cup (2009 and 2011).Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team as a striker. Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He is 29 years old and 1.85 meters tall. Ronaldo is an attack-minded player who is right-footed. At the age of 15, Ronaldo had a heart disease that required him to stop playing for a while. Cristiano began his football career at Clube Desportivo Nacional in Madeira. He then played in the youth team of Sporting Lisbon where he showed great talent and made his debut in 2002. He interested many big clubs but eventually joined... middle of paper... March 11. 2014. Rollin, Jack. "Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese footballer)." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 January 2014. Web. 12 March 2014. Rollin, Jack. "Kaka (Brazilian footballer)." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 December 2013. Web. 12 March 2014. Rollin, Jack. "Lionel Messi (Argentine-born footballer)." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 11 March 2014. "Wayne Rooney." UEFA.com. Uefa.com, 25 November 2013. Web. 12 March. 2014. .