Checkout Lionel Messi's illustrious career

• Reached 500 goals for Barcelona in April 2017
• Winner of Fifa Ballon d'Or as world's best footballer on five occasions - a record
• Voted Uefa best player in Europe three times
• Uefa Champions League winner with FC Barcelona on four occasions
• Spanish championship winner with FC Barcelona eight times
• Holds the record for most goals in Spain's La Liga
• Olympic gold medallist with Argentina in 2008
• Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 55 goals

...and major disappointments:

• June 16 2016: quits Argentine team after missing penalty in shootout in Copa America final loss to Chile (he later reversed the decision)
• it was fourth major final defeat for Argentina in nine years
• other three losses: Copa America (2015) again to Chile (again on penalties); 2014 World Cup to Germany; Copa America (2007) against Brazil