In his duel at a distance with his best "enemy", Cristiano Ronaldo, he regained control by winning, in December 2019, his sixth Golden Ball. The first dated from ten years ago, in 2009. It is an absolute record for this trophy which exists since 1956. For more than a decade, Lionel Messi, the small Argentinian genius of Barça, holds the top of the poster.
Surgical smuggler, exceptional goalscorer, he and his club have forged a phenomenal record. He is less successful with Argentina, where he still reached the 2014 World Cup final (1-0 defeat against Germany). His former coach, Pep Guardiola, explains that Messi is the only player to run faster with the ball than without it. Do you think you know Rosario's magician well? Test yourself by answering these twelve questions.