Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina, will compete in his last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022. Qatar will be his final stop, as the football great has already said. Not only will Messi be remembered as one of the greatest football players in history, but also as one of the greatest athletes in all sports.

The 22nd FIFA World Cup begins on Sunday, November 20, with a match between Qatar and Ecuador. With the final on December 18, 32 teams will compete for the greatest glory in football.

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Argentina, Messi’s squad, is slated to play a warm-up match against the UAE in preparation for the FIFA World Cup. Messi has selected Brazil, France, and England as the three favourites to win the trophy ahead of the start of the tournament.

Lionel Messi, age, wife Antonela Roccuzzo , family, net worth

Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born professional soccer player widely regarded as the finest in the world. Messi began playing for Argentina’s Newell’s Old Boys when he was eight years old. He was a member of Newell’s legendary ‘Machine of ’87’ team but was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficit at the age of 10. He was then scouted by Spanish club FC Barcelona, and after finishing his treatment at the age of 14, Messi began playing for the club’s youth squads.

Lionel Messi is married to Antonela Roccuzzo and has three children. Roccuzzo is from Rosario, Argentina. The couple first connected when they were just 5-years-old through their childhood friendship with her cousin Lucas Scaglia.

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She graduated from the University of Rosario. She first wanted to become a dentist. However, the 34-year-old is a model and a brand and product endorser. She is also a businesswoman who works with Ricky Sarkany and her friend Sofia Balbi, Luis Suarez’s wife.

Lionel Messi has an estimated net worth of $600 million. Lionel Messi made the bulk of his money while playing for FC Barcelona as a striker and winger. Lionel Messi is most certainly the highest-paid soccer player in the world, and he is undoubtedly one of the highest-paid sportsmen in the world.