Lionel Messi

Beating a defender in soccer is addicting. It’s addicting to pull off, and addicting to watch. When your team is up, it honestly can become the sole purpose of playing — what’s the point of scoring another goal when you already are up 5? You are trying to embarrass the other team, and they know that you are trying to embarrass them. Solid tackles and clever nutmegs become infinitely more important than perfectly weighted passes and disciplined positioning. Pretty soon your team is cheering a sweet move more than goal.

A Romanian child in a youth game scored a goal that reminded many of a certain diminutive Argentine.

The s*** is hitting the fan in just about as slow-motion of a fashion as possible for Lionel Messi. 

Lionel Messi and his father, Messi Sr., first appeared in court over allegations of tax fraud in September of 2013 in Gava, Catalonia. What started there as a dispute over “the routing of 'image rights' income through offshore tax havens” has turned into a protracted legal battle over the years. 

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Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. Can he be stopped? Yes. And here's how.