Argentine forward who won eight Ballon d'Or awards, spent most of his career at Barcelona and led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title. Chinese fans call him 梅老板 "Boss Mei".
Méixī shì shìjiè shàng zuìhǎo de zúqiú yùndòngyuán zhīyī.
Messi is one of the best football players in the world.
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Chinese football writing uses the idiom 梅开二度, 'the plum blossoms a second time', for a player who scores twice in one match, a phrase that suits a player whose name starts with 梅 especially well.