@FootynewsReaching the very top takes more than talent. That's the part people skip past. You also need to hold onto your humility, your essence, and a genuine love for football from its roots, and Messi is the example I keep coming back to. Six Ballon d'Or awards, six Golden Boots, Barcelona's all-time top scorer and the man with the most appearances for the club. Any club employee would have cleaned his boots if he'd asked. He did it himself. A giant on the pitch, and a giant off it too.

@FootynewsReaching the very top takes more than talent. That's the part people skip past. You also need to hold onto your humility, your essence, and a genuine love for football from its roots, and Messi is the example I keep coming back to. Six Ballon d'Or awards, six Golden Boots, Barcelona's all-time top scorer and the man with the most appearances for the club. Any club employee would have cleaned his boots if he'd asked. He did it himself. A giant on the pitch, and a giant off it too.