Lionel Messi is one of the best players in the history of American football. The Argentine is currently playing in the MLS with the Kansas City Chiefs.
He has scored five goals and made five assists in five games so far this season. The 28-year-old is the son of former Barcelona star Luis Suarez. He is the grandson of former Argentina captain Luis Suarez, who died in 2006. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but now lives in the United States. His father is a former Barcelona player, who played in the World Cup in Argentina in 1986. He also played for the Argentina national team in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, where he won the gold medal for his part in the team's victory over the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the final of the Copa del Rey. His mother is from Argentina, while his father is from Barcelona, which he has played for since he was a young boy in the 1980s and 1990s. He currently lives in New York.