Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi is celebrating his 34th birthday today. Barcelona captain Messi is one of the world's most legendary footballers in the Spanish Football League 'La Liga'. He has won the prestigious Ballon d'Or (Ballon d'Or) trophy at the age of just 22. Messi also holds the record for most goals scored in La Liga. He has scored the highest number of 474 goals in 520 matches in this tournament for Barcelona. He has also scored the most hat-tricks 36 times in the history of La Liga.

Messi is also among the highest paid players in the world. Messi is second in the list of richest players released by Forbes for the year 2021. His total earnings this year were 9.65 billion ($130 million). Ireland's legendary mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor is ranked first on the list, while Portugal's star footballer Ronaldo is third on the list.

The Barcelona star footballer has won the Ballon d'Or trophy six times. Tell us that this is the most prestigious award given to a player in football. The trophy is given to the best footballer of the year. He first won the prestigious trophy in 2009 at the age of only 22. After which he won the title four times in a row till 2012. He then won the trophy for the fifth time in 2015 and the sixth time in 2019.

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