Dey there. During the 2005 World Youth Championship Final against Nigeria, Messi was given 2 undeserved penalties and Argentina ended up winning that match 2-1. Prior to his goals, he had difficulty making an impact on the game as the Nigerian team contained his dribbling. He didn’t do much. I watched that game live and knew something wasn’t right. Nigeria was clearly the better team. FIFA was pushing Messi then as the next Maradona and that was all we heard during that tournament from the commentators. 2 years later in 2007 when Kaka won the Ballon D’or, Messi finished 3rd on the voting list and 2nd on the FIFA world best player of the year above players like Didier Drogba, Steven Gerrard ,Pirlo and Ronaldo who’s only rival that year was Kaka. Messi did nothing that year except his incredible goal that reminded the world of Maradona’s goal against England during the World Cup. The dude only scored 14 La Liga goals and won no significant trophies. He even finished above Ruud Van Nistelrooy who won the La Liga in his first season and was also the Top Scorer. I have followed Messi’s career and despite loving his play style, I cannot fully support him. I hate corruption in all forms.
