Because Messi was brought up in Spain, since he was 11 years old, he has Spanish nationality. In 2004, he was offered the chance to play for Spain's Under 20 side, but Messi decided to play for Argentina, the country of his birth. He led Argentina to victory in the 2005 FIFA Youth championship. Messi made his full international debut in August 2005, during a friendly against Hungary. In his first game, Messi was sent off for allegedly elbowing a player. The decision was contentious and not in keeping with Messi's style of play which is not dirty, and has very rarely been accused of diving.
In 2006, he participated in the World Cup, becoming Argentina's youngest player to play in the world cup. Argentina were eliminated in the quarter finals. In 2008, he won an Olympic gold medal for Argentina in football at the Beijing Olympics. Initially Barcelona had not allowed him permission to play, but new coach Pep Guardiola allowed him time off.
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⚽️The Messiah Messi⚽️
RandomThis story tells how and Messi rose to be the legend of a soccer player he today. The story lines are gonna be short, I can't describe every and anything that happens in on little app ya know.
