Messi’s image copyright is not in Qatar, but in Saudi Arabia.
In May this year, the Saudi Tourism Authority officially announced that Messi would become the tourism ambassador of Saudi Arabia.
After the official announcement, Messi came to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during the holidays, met with the Saudi Minister of Tourism, and vacationed in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib said at the time: "I am very happy that Messi came to Saudi Arabia to explore the treasures of the Red Sea and experience our ancient history. This is not his first visit to Saudi Arabia. , and it won’t be the last time.”
According to The Athletic, Messi’s promotional contract may be worth 25 million pounds per year.
Lionel Messi, male, full name Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini (Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini), referred to as Messi, June 1987 Born on the 24th in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, he is an Argentine professional football player and a versatile frontcourt player who can play forward, winger, midfielder and other offensive positions. Messi currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1. In terms of personal honors, Messi has won 7 Golden Globe Awards, 6 World Footballer Awards and 6 European Golden Boot Awards. He is called 'The GOAT' by the industry (Note: the abbreviation of Greatest of All Time, meaning the best in history) .
In 1995, Messi joined the Newell's Old Boys youth team. The 13-year-old Messi and his family moved to Spain in 2000 and joined the youth training echelon of Spanish Football Club Barcelona. In October 2004, Messi made his official first-team debut in Barcelona's match against Espanyol. Messi played for Barcelona's first team from 2004 to 2021 and won a total of 4 UEFA Champions League championships, 10 Spanish Primera Division championships, and 7 Copa del Rey championships. In August 2021, Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain and won the Ligue 1 championship in his first season.
Messi is the soul of the Argentina men's national football team. In the 2005 World Youth Championship, Messi led the Argentina National Youth Team to win the championship, and he himself won the Golden Boot Award and the Golden Ball Award. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Messi led the Argentine Olympic team to win the Olympic championship. Messi led the Argentina national team to the finals at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and won the World Cup runner-up. He was awarded the World Cup Golden Ball. In 2021, Messi led Argentina to win the Copa America and won the first major championship in his adult national team career. On November 11, 2022, he was selected into the 26-man roster of the Argentina team for the World Cup in Qatar.
On November 22, 2022, in the first round of Group C of the Qatar World Cup, the Argentina team lost 1-2 to the Saudi team. Messi scored a goal in the 9th minute. On November 27, in the second round of the group stage, Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0. Messi scored a goal in the 64th minute, passed and shot in the 87th minute, and was elected the best player of the game after the game. On December 1, in the third round of the group stage, Argentina defeated Poland 2-0 to qualify first in the group. Messi missed a penalty kick in the 39th minute. This game was Messi's 22nd World Cup appearance on behalf of Argentina, surpassing Maradona's record of 21 appearances. On December 4, before the Argentina team played Australia in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the official starting list was announced. Messi started the 1,000th career game milestone. In the end, Argentina defeated Australia 2-1. Messi scored a goal in the 35th minute. This goal was Messi's 9th goal in the World Cup. He also surpassed the goals of Maradona and Ronaldo. Number of goals scored in the World Cup (8 goals). Messi was named the best player of the match. This is also the eighth time that Messi has been selected as the best of the match in the World Cup, surpassing Ronaldo's seven times.
Messi is one of the players with the strongest offensive ability in international football. In 2012, Messi scored a total of 91 goals, breaking the annual scoring record of German legend Gerd Muller (85 goals) and becoming the player with the most annual goals in history.
According to Barcelona's official data, Messi played a total of 778 times, scored 672 goals, and provided 288 assists during his time with Barcelona. He is the top scorer in La Liga history. Messi has played 162 times on behalf of the Argentina national team and scored 86 goals. He is the leading scorer in the history of the team and ranks fourth in the history of the national team, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo (117 goals) and Ali Daei. (109 goals), Dahari (89 goals).