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Leonel Messi is a world famous soccer player. Many people wish they played as well as he does. he plays as a foreword for FC Barcelona as number 10(Newsweek 2017). His yearly salary is €40 million which is almost $45 millón a year(New York Times the 2016).

Messi is 29 years old he has been playing soccer since he was 17 (2005). His partner is the model Antonella Roccuzzo and he has two young sons Thiago and Mateo(Washington Post 2016). He's short only 5 foot seven(Newsweek 2017). He was charged with fraud but he did not go to prison (New York Times 2017)

References: Newsweek 2017; New York Times 2016, 2017; Washington Post 2016.