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'''Emilio Diez Barroso''' is Co-Chairman and Founder of [http://www.nalainvestments.com NALA Investments, LLC] a private investment holding company, and founder and CEO of one of its subsidiaries: [[NALA Films]].
{{Football player infobox
| playername = Lionel Messi
| image = [[Image:Lionel Messi 31mar2007.jpg|200px]]
| fullname = Lionel Andrés Messi
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|24}}
| cityofbirth = [[Rosario]]
| countryofbirth = [[Argentina]]
| height = {{height|meter=1.69}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/messi.html | title = Lionel Andrés Messi | accessdate = 2008-05-03 | publisher = fcbarcelona.com}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[FC Barcelona]]
| clubnumber = 10
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]] / [[Midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] / [[Striker|Forward]]
| youthyears = 1995&ndash;2000<br>2000&ndash;2003<br>2003&ndash;2004
| youthclubs = [[Newell's Old Boys]]<br>[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona Youth]]<br>[[FC Barcelona B]]
| years = 2004&ndash;
| clubs = [[FC Barcelona]]
| caps(goals) = 83 (41)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=45843&cc=5739 | title = Recent History| date = [[2008-02-16]] | accessdate = 2008-05-14 | publisher = ESPN.com}}</ref><!--LEAGUE APPS & GOALS ONLY -->
| nationalyears = 2005<br>2008<br>2005&ndash;
| nationalteam = [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U-20]]<br>[[Argentina national under-23 football team|Argentina U-23]]<br>[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}7 {{0}}(6)<br>{{0}}5 {{0}}(2)<br>31 {{0}}(9)
| pcupdate = 21 September 2008
| ntupdate = 20 September 2008
}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament|Team Competition]]}}
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==Biography==
'''Lionel Andrés Messi''' (born June 24, 1987 in [[Rosario, Santa Fe|Rosario]]) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[FC Barcelona]] in [[Spanish Primera Liga| La Liga]]. He is also a member of the [[Argentina national football team|Argentine national team]].
'''Emilio Diez Barroso of the [[Azcárraga family]]''' is part of the Mexican [[Televisa]] dynasty. He is the son of [[Laura Azcarraga Milmo]] and [[Fernando Diez Barroso]], and great-grandson to multi-billionaire Televisa founder [[Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta]]. He studied Economics and Finance at [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México|I.T.A.M.]] and [[Boston University|Boston Universities]] before becoming Managing Director for [[Corporacion Triangulo]], an investment corporation headquartered in [[Mexico]]. Diez Barroso was President of Mexican [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Club de Futbol América]], and subsequently moved to [[Los Angeles]], USA.


He has drawn comparisons to [[Diego Maradona]], and Maradona himself named Messi his "successor".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/25/content_523966.htm|title=Maradona proclaims Messi as his successor|author=Reuters|publisher=China Daily|date=[[2006-02-25]]|accessdate=2006-10-08}}</ref>


Diez Barroso has held senior level positions and sat on the board of most NALA owned companies including Televisa<ref>http://www.publicaciones.cucsh.udg.mx/pperiod/comsoc/pdf/10-11_1991/235-262.pdf</ref>. He was named one of the 25 most powerful Latinos in 2007 by The Hollywood Reporter<ref>[http://www.latingossip.com/eva-longoria/thrs-latino-power-50.html THR’s Latino Power 50 - Latin Gossip<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>and currently sits on the board of directors of [http://www.summit-ent.com/ Summit Entertainment, LLC]] ("a worldwide theatrical motion picture production and distribution studio") of [http://www.mentorla.org/ Mentor LA] a non-profit organization working to improve schools and empower neighborhoods in some of the most disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles, and [http://www.affinitymobile.com/ Affinity Mobile, LLC]], "a Telecommunications Solutions Provider as well as of three other [[Latin America]]n companies".<ref name="Elah"/>
==Career==
===Beginnings===
Lionel Messi was born in [[Rosario]] city on 24 June 1987. At the age of five, he started playing football for Grandoli, a club coached by his father. In 1995, Messi switched to [[Newell's Old Boys]].<ref name=Williams>{{cite web | author = Richard Williams | url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200506/story/0,,1716846,00.html | publisher = The Guardian | title = Messi has all the qualities to take world by storm | accessdate = 2008-05-03 | date = [[2006-02-24]]}}</ref> At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a [[growth hormone deficiency]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccerprofiles/p/lionelmessi.htm | title = Lionel Messi | publisher = worldsoccer.about.com | accessdate = 2008-05-03}}</ref> [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for the treatment of the illness that cost over £500 a month. [[Carles Rexach]], the sporting director of [[FC Barcelona]], was made aware of Messi's talent, and Barcelona signed him after watching him play,<ref name=fifa.com/> offering to pay for the medical bills if he was willing to move to start a new life in Spain.<ref name=Williams/> His family moved with the young player to Europe and he started in the club's youth teams.<ref name=fifa.com/>.


=NALA Investments=
===FC Barcelona===
In 1999, Emilio Diez Barroso founded [http://www.nalainvestments.com NALA Investments, LLC]], also serving as Chairman. NALA ("North America Latin America"<ref name="WMA">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953225.html?categoryid=29&cs=1 "WMA's Latin pic pal" by Dave McNary, November 2, 2006]. Accessed April 8, 2008</ref>) Investments is a private investment holding company with operations across various industries including communications, energy, transportation, consumer products, real estate, IT infrastructure, entertainment and media. The company manages a diverse portfolio comprised of multiple investment asset classes primarily in the United States and Latin America.<ref name="Elah">[http://www.celebritywonder.com/movie/2007_In_the_Valley_of_Elah_about_the_filmmakers.html ''In the Valley of Elah'': About the Filmmakers]. Accessed April 8, 2008


Over the past ten years, NALA has leveraged its US/Mexico home base and extensive network of affiliations in Latin America to provide effective value added to its portfolio companies. This unique cross-border position, anchored by the local branch offices, gives NALA preferred access to some of the most attractive venture investments in the area.
Messi made his unofficial debut for the first team against [[FC Porto]] on 16 November 2003. Less than a year later he made his official debut against [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] on 16 October 2004, becoming the third-youngest player ever to play for [[FC Barcelona]] and youngest club player who played in [[La Liga]] (a record broken by team mate [[Bojan Krkić]] in September 2007).<ref>[http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/player.aspx?plid=46165&clid=632 Sky Sports | Football | Internationals | Argentina<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> When he scored his first senior goal for the club against [[Albacete Balompié]] on 1 May 2005, Messi was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old, becoming the youngest to ever score in a [[La Liga]] game for FC Barcelona until 2007 when Bojan Krkić broke this record, a goal assisted by Messi.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/10/n071016101878.html | title = Meteoric rise in three years | accessdate = 2008-05-03 | publisher = fcbarcelona.com}}</ref>
Its extensive business and political relationships provide NALA's portfolio companies with powerful, direct resource interaction in an often unwelcoming environment for foreign endeavors.


===Argentina Under-20===
===NALA Films===
{{main|NALA Films}}
In June 2004, he got his chance, playing in an under-20 friendly match against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]].
In 2005<ref name="Power">[http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,39370-1;58024-3,00.html ''Hollywood Reporter'': Hispanic Women Power 25, by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Cristy Lytal and Trisha Tucker, October 9, 2007]. Accessed April 8, 2008</ref>, Diez Barroso founded NALA Investments' production arm, NALA Films, a "film development, production and financing company that leverages Latin American talent, resources and incentives to efficiently produce English language motion pictures and facilitate their worldwide distribution," based in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[http://www.nalafilms.com/nala.html NALA Films website]. Accessed April 8, 2008</ref> NALA Films' "has been producing and financing "two to five feature films per year."<ref name="Elah"/>


Emilio Diez Barroso's family "created the two largest Spanish-language media companies in the world, Televisa (NYSE:TV) and Univision (NYSE:UVN)" is said in Press Releases to "provid[e] NALA with a unique understanding and competitive advantage in the region."<ref name="Elah"/>
In 2005 he was part of the team that won the Under-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He also won the prize for best player of the tournament and became top-scorer.
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==See also==
===International career===
-[http://www.volaris.com.mx VOLARIS]
On 4 August 2005, [[José Pekerman]] called Messi up to the senior [[Argentina national football team|Argentine national team]]. He made his debut on 17 August 2005 against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], but it was a forgettable occasion. He was substituted on during the 63rd minute, but was sent off after just 40 seconds because the referee, [[Markus Merk]], found he had elbowed defender [[Vilmos Vanczák]], who was tugging Messi's shirt, and left the pitch in tears. The decision was contentious. [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]] even claimed the decision was pre-meditated.<ref>Vickery, Tim: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_football/4172400.stm Messi handles 'new Maradona' tag] on bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref><ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200508/20/eng20050820_203655.html Argentine striker Messi recalled for World Cup qualifier] in [[People's Daily]] Online. Accessed on 30 December 2006.</ref> Messi then had his first international start on 3 September in Argentina's 0-1 [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|World Cup qualifier]] away loss against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]].<ref>Reuters: [http://www.eurosport.com/football/conmebol-qualifiers/2003-2004/sport_sto775975.shtml Pekerman: "Messi is a jewel"] in eurosport.com. Accessed 6 January 2007.</ref> Ahead of the match he had said "This is a re-début. The first one was a bit short."<ref>Reuters: [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/preview?id=178848&cc=3888 Messi tries again as Argentina face Paraguay]. Retrieved [[2007-02-14]].</ref>


-[http://www.TELEVISA.com TELEVISA]
===2005/2006 season===
[[Image:Barcelona vs Rangers.jpg|thumb|250px|Messi vs Rangers 11/2007.]]
On 16 September, for the second time in three months, Barcelona announced an update to Messi's contract - this time improved to pay him as a first team member and extended till June 2014.<ref name=Williams/><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050927/ai_n15617525 FOOTBALL: Bara free to play Messi | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Messi obtained Spanish [[citizenship]] on 25 September and was finally able to make his début in the season's [[La Liga|Spanish First Division]]. He had previously been unable to play because [[FC Barcelona]] had filled their quota of non-[[European Union|EU]] players. Messi's first home outing in the [[UEFA Champions League]] came on 27 September against Italian club [[Udinese]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=222&b=true |title=Lionel Andres Messi - FCBarcelona and Argentina |publisher=footballdatabase.com |accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> He impressed with some great passing and a seemingly telepathic relationship with [[Ronaldinho]] that earned him a standing ovation from the 70,000-odd [[Nou Camp]] faithful.<ref>{{cite news |author=Reuters |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/sep/28messi.htm |title=Ronaldinho scores the goals, Messi takes the plaudits |publisher=rediff.com |date=28 September 2005 |accessdate=2006-08-23 }}</ref> In December of that year, the Italian newspaper ''Tuttosport'' awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title for the best under-21 player in Europe, ahead of [[Lukas Podolski]], [[Wayne Rooney]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lionel Messi: football's new "Golden Boy" |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2005-12/15/content_3924033.htm |date=[[2005-12-15]] |accessdate=2006-07-01 |publisher=XINHUA online }}</ref>


-[http://www.voyplaza.com VOY]
Messi netted 6 goals from 17 league appearances and scored 1 Champions League goal from the 6 games he featured in. His reputation for big match temperament was helped by performances in Barcelona's important away leg victories against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the league and Champions League respectively, each considered his best of the respective campaign.<ref name=fifa.com>{{cite news |url=http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,115328,00.html?articleid=115328 |title=The new messiah
|publisher=FIFA.com |date=5 March 2006 |accessdate=2006-07-25 }}</ref> Messi's season ended prematurely on 7 March 2006 when he tore a muscle in his right thigh during the second leg of the [[UEFA Champions League 2005-06#Round of 16|second round Champions League tie]] against Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=366008&cc=3436 |title=Frustrated Messi suffers another injury setback |publisher=ESPNsoccernet |date=26 April 2006 |accessdate=2006-07-22 }}</ref> Barcelona ended the season as champions of Spain and Europe.


-[http://www.nalafilms.com NALA Films]
===FIFA World Cup 2006===
The injury that kept him from playing for two months at the end of the 2005/06 season jeopardised his presence in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. Nevertheless, Messi was selected in the Argentina squad for the tournament on 15 May 2006. He also played in the farewell match against the Argentinian U-20 team for fifteen minutes and a friendly against [[Angola national football team|Angola]] from the 64th minute.<ref>Vickery, Tom: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/argentina/5047440.stm Messi comes of age] in bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/argentina/5023884.stm Argentina allay fears over Messi] in bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref>
He witnessed [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]'s opening match victory against [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Ivory Coast]] from the bench.<ref>[http://kicker.de/fussball/wm/startseite/artikel/350938 Messi weiter auf der Bank] in kicker.de. Accessed 30 December 2006</ref> In the next match against [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia
]], Messi became the youngest player to represent Argentina at a World Cup when he came on as a substitute for [[Maximiliano Rodríguez|Maxi Rodríguez]] in the 74th minute. He assisted [[Hernán Crespo]]'s goal within minutes of entering the game and also scored the final goal in the 6-0 victory, that made him the youngest scorer in the tournament and the fifth youngest goalscorer in the whole [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853028.stm Argentina 6-0 Serbia & Montenegro] in bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref> Messi started in Argentina's following 0-0 tie against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853328.stm Holland 0-0 Argentina] in bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref>
In the following [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Mexico|game against Mexico]], Messi came on as a substitute in the 84th minute, with the score tied 1-1. He appeared to score a goal, but was ruled offside in a dubious decision,<ref>[http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/matchreport/0,,1805938,00.html Rodríguez finds an answer but many questions still remain] in football.guardian.co.uk. Accessed 10 October 2007.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991492.stm Argentina 2-1 Mexico (aet)] in bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref> Argentina needing an extra time winner to proceed. Messi sat on the bench during the quarter-finals match against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], which Argentina lost in a penalty shootout.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991602.stm Germany 1-1 Argentina] in bbc.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2006.</ref>

===2006/2007 season===
[[Image:Lionel Messi goal 19abr2007.jpg|thumb|250px|Messi shortly before scoring the goal against Getafe.]]
Consistently strong performances and the occasional goal meant Messi was not starting any more games on the bench. Failure to effectively replace the injured [[Samuel Eto'o]] and poor defensive displays prevented Barcelona from taking advantage of Messi's showings against Chelsea and Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite video |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrfBeTbIvew |title=Messi vs Carlos |date=[[2006-11-14]] |accessdate=2007-04-19 }}</ref> This would later prove critical to their title challenges. On 12 November, in the game against [[Real Zaragoza]], Messi suffered a broken [[metatarsal]] from tackles, ruling him out for 3 months.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/noticias/noticias/n06111404.shtml |title=Doctors happy with Messi op |publisher=FCBarcelona.com |date=[[2006-11-14]] |accessdate=2006-11-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/index/0,2442,125576,00.html?articleid=125576 |title=Messi to miss FIFA Club World Cup |date=2006-11-13 |publisher=FIFA.com/Reuters |accessdate=2006-01-18 }}</ref> Messi carried out his recuperation in native Argentina. During this period there were rumours of interest in the player from [[Internazionale|Inter Milan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jan5f.html |title=Moratti prepares Messi move |publisher=channel4.com |date=5 January 2007 |accessdate=2007-01-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=25165&L=en&IDINI=25197 |title=Massimo Morati on Inter Channel |publisher=Inter.it |date=8 January 2007 |accessdate=2007-01-17 }}</ref> Messi returned to action against [[Racing Santander]] on the 11 February, coming on as a second-half substitute[http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/noticias/noticias/n07021108.shtml]. [[Frank Rijkaard|Rijkaard]] carefully managed his complete return, gradually increasing playing minutes with each game. One month since his return, on the 10th of March, he played his first full league match since the injury, Real Madrid being the opposition. Once again, ''[[El Clásico]]'' saw Messi in top form, scoring a [[hat-trick]] to earn 10-man Barcelona a 3-3 draw, equalising thrice and with the final goal coming in injury time. In doing so he became the first player since [[Iván Zamorano]] (for Real Madrid in the 1994-95 season) and the first Barcelona player since [[Romario]] (1993-94 season) to hit a hat-trick in the ''El Clásico''. Messi is also the youngest player ever to have scored in this fixture. The game also marked the beginning of Messi's best spell of form with Barça. He also began finding the net more often, 11 of his 14 league goals for the season coming from the last 13 games. Despite his spirited efforts, Barcelona felt marginally short in its defence of the [[La Liga]] title, Real Madrid winning on a better head-to-head record.

Messi also proved the "new Maradona" tag was not all hype, by near-replicating Maradona's most famous goals in the space of the single season.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/04/20/sfnmes20.xml The greatest goal ever? - Football News - Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On 18 April 2007, he scored two goals during a [[Copa del Rey]] semi-final against [[Getafe CF]], one of which was very similar to Maradona's famous goal against [[England national football team|England]] at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Mexico]], known as the [[Goal of the Century]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=423002&cc=3888 | title= Messi dazzles as Barça reach Copa Final | work=[[ESPN Soccernet]]| date=[[2007-04-18]]}}</ref> The world's sports press exploded with Maradona comparisons, and the Spanish press labelled Messi as "Messidona". He ran about the same distance (62 m), beat the same number of players (six, including the goalkeeper), scored from a very similar position, and ran towards the corner flag just as Maradona did in Mexico 21 years before. In a press conference after the game, Messi's team-mate [[Deco]] said: "There's no other like Leo."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/04/20/sfnmes20.xml |title=The greatest goal ever? |last=Lowe |first=Sid |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2007-04-20 |accessdate=2007-05-07 }}</ref> Later on, in a crucial league match with Espanyol, Messi scored a goal with his hand that drew even more comparisons to Maradona's [[Hand of God goal|Hand of God]].

===Copa America 2007===
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[[Image:Messi in Copa America 2007.jpg|thumb|Copa America 2007|200px]]
When [[Copa America|Copa]] started Leo was the youngest player in the tournament. Messi played his first game in [[Copa America]] on 29 June 2007, when [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] defeated [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] 4-1 in the first game. In this game, Messi showed his capabilities as a playmaker. He set up a goal for fellow striker [[Hernán Crespo]] and had numerous shots on target. Tevez came on as a substitute for Messi in the 79th minute and scored minutes later.

His second game was against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]], in which he caused a penalty that Crespo converted to tie the game at 1-1. He also played part in Argentina's second goal as he was fouled outside the box, which allowed [[Juan Roman Riquelme]] to score from a freekick, and increase Argentina's lead to 3-1. The final score of the game was 4-2 in Argentina's favor and guaranteed them a spot in the tournament's quarterfinals.

In the third game, against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] the coach rested Messi having already qualified for the quarter-finals. He came off the bench in place of [[Esteban Cambiasso]] in the 64th minute, with 0-0. In the 79th minute he created a goal for [[Javier Mascherano]]. In the quarterfinals, as Argentina faced [[Peru national football team|Peru]], Riquelme made a pass to Messi and the latter scored the second goal for Argentina, which advanced to the semifinals after a 4-0 win. Messi went on to win Young Player of the Tournament.

===2007/2008 season===
[[Image:Messi 22 Sep 07 v Sevilla.JPG|thumb|upright|Messi takes Barça to 2:0 against Sevilla FC at Camp Nou on 22 September 2007.]]

Messi scored five goals in a week leading Barcelona to the top four in La Liga. He dedicated the two goals he scored against [[FC Sevilla]] on 22 September to [[Ronaldinho]], who was injured and under fire from media outlets at the time. A few days earlier he had scored as Barcelona defeated [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] 3-0 at home in a Champions League match and then on 26 September, Messi scored another goal in a 4-1 victory over [[Real Zaragoza]].

He has been nominated for a [[FIFPro#World XI|FIFPro World XI Player Award]] under the category of Forward. A recent poll conducted in the online edition of the Spanish newspaper ''[[Diario Marca|Marca]]'' has him as the current best player of the world with 77 percent of the votes.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/barcelona/es/desarrollo/1040575.html The fans crown Messi as the best] (Spanish)</ref> Also, other columnists from Barcelona-based newspapers ''[[El Mundo Deportivo]]'' and ''[[Sport (newspaper)|Sport]]'' began asking for the Ballon d'Or to be given to Leo Messi this year. This observation was also made by world soccer legends [[Franz Beckenbauer]] and [[Johan Cruyff]].<ref>[http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=44&idioma=CAS&idtipusrecurs_PK=7&idnoticia_PK=447107][http://goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=439395]</ref> Various football personalities such as Ronaldinho, [[Samuel Eto'o]], [[Frank Rijkaard]], [[Víctor Fernández]], [[Bernd Schuster]], [[José María Gutiérrez|Guti]], [[Raul]], [[Gianluca Zambrotta]], [[Francesco Totti]], [[Antonio Cassano]], Diego Maradona and [[Pelé]] have all, at one time or another, declared that they consider Messi to be one of the current best footballers in the world.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/futbol/2007/messi_kun/handicho.html Leo Messi vs Kun Agüero - Marca.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/internacional/es/desarrollo/1063306.html Totti le daría el Balón de Oro a Messi antes que a Kaká - Marca.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On 27 February Messi played in his 100th official match for [[FC Barcelona]].

Barcelona's medical staff decided to sideline Messi for six weeks following an injury on 4 March where he experienced a muscle tear in his left thigh during a Champions League match against Celtic. Messi left the field at the Nou Camp in the 35th minute with tears in his eyes. It was the fourth time in three seasons that the player suffered this type of injury.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2008/03/05/lionel-messi.html?ref=rss CBC.ca<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Olympic Games 2008===
[[Image:Messi olympics-soccer-7.jpg|thumb|Messi at the Olympics.]]
Messi joined the Argentina squad in [[Olympic Games 2008]] in Beijing. He scored the first goal in 2-1 victory against [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] and then scored the first goal and got the assist on the second goal in a 2-1 extra time victory against the [[Dutch national football team|Netherlands]]. He gave another strong performance in Argentina's match against rival [[Brazil]], in which Argentina won by a 3-0 victory, advancing to the finals. In the gold medal match, Messi earned an Olympic Gold Medal by assisting [[Ángel Di María]] for the only goal in the 1-0 Argentina victory over Nigeria.

===2008/2009 season===
It was announced that Messi will inherit Ronaldinho's number 10 jersey after the Brazilian left for [[AC Milan]].

==Statistics==
===All-time club performance===
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|-
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] [[FC Barcelona]]
|[[La Liga 2004-05|2004-05]]
|7||1||1||0||1||0||9||1
|-
|[[La Liga 2005-06|2005-06]]
|17||6||2||1||6||1||25||8
|-
|[[La Liga 2006-07|2006-07]]
|26||14||4||2||6||1||36||17
|-
|[[La Liga 2007-08|2007-08]]
|28||10||3||0||9||6||40||16
|-
|!colspan="2"|[[La Liga 2008-09|2008-09]]
|5||4||0||0||2||2||7||6
|-
! colspan="2" | Career totals
!83!!35!!10!!3!!24!!10!!117!!48
|}

===International goals===
{{Ig header|n=Lionel Messi|ref=}}
{{Ig match
| n =1
| d1=1 March 2006
| st=St. Jakob-Park| ci=Basel| co=Switzerland
| o=Croatia
| sc='''2''' – 1
| fr=2– 3
| comp=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =2
| d1=16 June 2006
| st=Veltins-Arena| ci=Gelsenkirchen| co=Germany
| o=Serbia
| sc='''6''' – 0
| fr=6 – 0
| comp=[[Fifa World Cup 2006|World Cup 2006]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =3
| d1=5 June 2007
| st=Mini Estadi| ci=Barcelona| co=Spain
| o=Algeria
| sc='''2''' – 2
| fr=4 – 3
| comp=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =4
| d1=5 June 2007
| st=Mini Estadi| ci=Barcelona| co=Spain
| o=Algeria
| sc='''4''' – 2
| fr=4 – 3
| comp=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =5
| d1=8 July 2007
| st=Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara| ci=Barquisimeto| co=Venezuela
| o=Peru
| sc='''2''' – 0
| fr=4 – 0
| comp=[[Copa America 2007]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =6
| d1=11 July 2007
| st=Polideportivo Cachamay| ci=Puerto Ordaz| co=Venezuela
| o=Mexico
| sc=0 – '''2'''
| fr=0 – 3
| comp=[[Copa America 2007|Copa America 2007 Semifinal]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =7
| d1=16 October 2007
| st=Estadio José Pachencho Romero| ci=Maracaibo| co=Venezuela
| o=Venezuela
| sc=0 – '''2'''
| fr=0 – 2
| comp=[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|World Cup 2010 Qualifying]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =8
| d1=20 November 2007
| st=Estadio El Campín| ci=Bogotá| co=Colombia
| o=Colombia
| sc=0 – '''1'''
| fr=2 – 1
| comp=[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|World Cup 2010 Qualifying]]}}
{{Ig match
| n =9
| d1=4 June 2008
| st=Qualcomm Stadium| ci=California| co=United States
| o=Mexico
| sc=0 – '''2'''
| fr=1 – 4
| comp=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]}}
{{Ig footer}}

==Team Honours==

{|
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition
!Winner
!Runner-up
!Third Place/Semi-Final
|-
|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
|[[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Copa América]]
|
|2007
|
|-
|-
|[[Summer Olympics]]
|[[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[La Liga]]
|[[La Liga season 2004/2005|2004/2005]], [[La Liga season 2005/2006|2005/2006]]
|[[La Liga season 2006/2007|2006/2007]]
|[[La Liga 2007-08|2007/2008]]
|-
|-
|[[Copa del Rey]]
|
|
|[[Copa del Rey 2006-07|2006/2007]], [[Copa del Rey 2007-08|2007/2008]]
|-
|-
|[[Supercopa de España]]
|2005/2006, 2006/2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[UEFA Champions League]]
|[[UEFA Champions League 2005-06|2005/2006]]
|
|[[UEFA Champions League 2007-08|2007/2008]]
|-
|-
|[[UEFA Super Cup]]
|
|[[2006 UEFA Super Cup|2006]]
|
|-
|-
|[[FIFA Club World Cup]]
|
|[[2006 FIFA Club World Cup|2006]]
|}
|}

==Personal Honours==
<ref>[http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/11/n071125101526.html Messi receives Bravo award] Barcelona official site</ref> <ref>[http://www.worldsoccer.com/Awards/awards2006.php World Soccer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/Kaka_wins_World_Soccer_award_news_169134.html Kaka wins World Soccer award - World Soccer News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

{|
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Award
!Winner
!Runner-up
!Third Place
|-
|[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
|
|2007
|
|-
|-
|[[Ballon d'Or|European Footballer of the Year]]
|
|
|2007
|-
|-
|[[World Soccer Magazine|World Soccer Player of the Year]]
|
|2007
|
|-
|-
|[[World Soccer Magazine|World Soccer Young Player of the Year]]
|2006, 2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Bravo Award|U-21 European Footballer of the Year]]
|2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[FIFPro World Young Player of the Year]]
|2006, 2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year]]
|2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[FIFPro|FIFPro World XI]]
|2006/2007
|
|
|-
|-
|Best Foreign Player in La Liga
|2006/2007
|
|
|-
|-
|Best Ibero-American Player in La Liga
|2006/2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] Top Scorer
|2005
|
|
|-
|-
|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] Most Valuable Player
|2005
|
|
|-
|-
|Copa America Young Player of the Tournament
|2007
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Player of the Year of Argentina]]
|2005, 2007
|
|
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
{{wikiquote}}
{{commonscat}}
* [http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/messi.html Lionel Messi biography] at FC Barcelona website

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{{succession box|title=[[Don Balon|Premio Don Balon]]|before=[[Ronaldinho]]| after=incumbent|years=2006-2007}}
{{succession box|title=[[Bravo Award|Bravo Award - Best European young<br />Player of the Year]]|before=[[Cesc Fàbregas]]|after=Incumbent|years=2007}}
{{succession box|title=[[Copa America best young player]]|before=Inaugural| after=incumbent|years=2007}}
{{succession box|title=[[FIFPro|FIFPro Young Player of the Year]]|before=[[Wayne Rooney]]|after=Incumbent|years=2006,2007}}
{{succession box|title=[[World Soccer|World Soccer Young Player of the Year]]|before=[[Robinho]]|after=Incumbent|years=2006,2007}}
{{succession box|title=[[FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball]]|before=[[Ismail Matar]]|after=[[Sergio Agüero]]|years=2005}}
{{succession box|title=[[FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot]]|before=[[Eddie Johnson (American soccer player)|Eddie Johnson]]|after=[[Sergio Agüero]]|years=2005}}
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{{Argentina squad 2007 Copa América}}
{{Argentina Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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Emilio Diez Barroso is Co-Chairman and Founder of NALA Investments, LLC a private investment holding company, and founder and CEO of one of its subsidiaries: NALA Films.

Biography

Emilio Diez Barroso of the Azcárraga family is part of the Mexican Televisa dynasty. He is the son of Laura Azcarraga Milmo and Fernando Diez Barroso, and great-grandson to multi-billionaire Televisa founder Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta. He studied Economics and Finance at Harvard, I.T.A.M. and Boston Universities before becoming Managing Director for Corporacion Triangulo, an investment corporation headquartered in Mexico. Diez Barroso was President of Mexican football club Club de Futbol América, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles, USA.


Diez Barroso has held senior level positions and sat on the board of most NALA owned companies including Televisa[1]. He was named one of the 25 most powerful Latinos in 2007 by The Hollywood Reporter[2]and currently sits on the board of directors of Summit Entertainment, LLC] ("a worldwide theatrical motion picture production and distribution studio") of Mentor LA a non-profit organization working to improve schools and empower neighborhoods in some of the most disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles, and Affinity Mobile, LLC], "a Telecommunications Solutions Provider as well as of three other Latin American companies".[3]

NALA Investments

In 1999, Emilio Diez Barroso founded NALA Investments, LLC], also serving as Chairman. NALA ("North America Latin America"[4]) Investments is a private investment holding company with operations across various industries including communications, energy, transportation, consumer products, real estate, IT infrastructure, entertainment and media. The company manages a diverse portfolio comprised of multiple investment asset classes primarily in the United States and Latin America.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page)., Diez Barroso founded NALA Investments' production arm, NALA Films, a "film development, production and financing company that leverages Latin American talent, resources and incentives to efficiently produce English language motion pictures and facilitate their worldwide distribution," based in Los Angeles.[5] NALA Films' "has been producing and financing "two to five feature films per year."[3]

Emilio Diez Barroso's family "created the two largest Spanish-language media companies in the world, Televisa (NYSE:TV) and Univision (NYSE:UVN)" is said in Press Releases to "provid[e] NALA with a unique understanding and competitive advantage in the region."[3]

See also

-VOLARIS

-TELEVISA

-VOY

-NALA Films

References

  1. ^ http://www.publicaciones.cucsh.udg.mx/pperiod/comsoc/pdf/10-11_1991/235-262.pdf
  2. ^ THR’s Latino Power 50 - Latin Gossip
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Elah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "WMA's Latin pic pal" by Dave McNary, November 2, 2006. Accessed April 8, 2008
  5. ^ NALA Films website. Accessed April 8, 2008
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