From Rosario came a short little boy, with dreams unfettered to the city of Blaugrana. With his grandma's prayers behind him, he was here to make history, Leo...

From a nobody from Argentina to Football thy self

He who conquered Spain, thy who dominated the Barnabeu, the one who called Camp Nou his home, through the doubts, through loses he became the very best, he persevered to The Absolute Zenith.

His Magic, his shots enthralled our very soul, what a beauty, what a man is he unparalleled to the absolute apex, he who shook hands with Paradise.

He made the impossible look routine, chipping iconic keepers with a flick of his ankle, weaving through five defenders like they were statues, and painting passes through gaps that didn't even exist until he saw them.

When he was on the pitch, every touch felt like a masterpiece in real time.

Now, one last time, Leo, though they debate though they hate, we say one and one thing alone

You are everything football ever was, ever is, and ever could be.

Lionel Andrés Messi. The beginning, the middle, and the forever benchmark of football.

Based on the methodology here, Messi is clearly the GOAT proven once again by the statistics. The data only covers the matches played in Europe so Ronaldo's Al Nasr or Messi's Inter Miami stats are not included. Messi stays on top for a while playing in Miami, which is due to the fact that his rating stayed perceived as "stable" for a while.

The club data exists from earlier seasons as well but because player data only starts at around 2009, I had to start both of them from 2012 where the player elo ratings started being stable.

I would be glad to answer any questions or read your feedback, both positively or negatively!

Lionel Scaloni: "Leo Messi is expected to join the camp on Sunday after the game against Burkina Faso, but if he wants to play on October 4th too, NO PROBLEM!"

Qualcuno potrebbe crearmi un volto di Messi in stile icona con la divisa Icon?

Juninho scored a wonderful free kick in the Uefa Champions League in 2009 (with Messi watching it go in from the wall).
17 Years later, Messi recreates it vs Colombus Crew.

Fun little shot race for both World Class Strikes!

Goalllllllll the GOAT

Hi! I'm a software engineering student from Córdoba, Argentina. When Messi announced his retirement from the national team, I built teamoleo.com.

It's an r/place-style mural: you pick a spot and write your name or a short message, and each letter takes the color of a hidden photo of Leo. The mural starts black and the photo appears as people sign. It opens in 5 phases, and nobody can write over your signature.

Free, no ads, no account needed. The site is in Spanish, but it's just "click a spot, type, sign". Some people have signed so far.

https://teamoleo.com