Lionel Messi goal: Watch his amazing free kick score [Video]

By Houston Mitchell

Aug. 30, 2012 12 AM PT

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&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Lionel Messi is considered by most soccer experts to be the best player in the world today, yet it’s safe to assume a majority of Americans have never heard of him. Well, allow us to show a little video evidence to everyone out there as to why you should get to know him.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;During Barcelona’s loss to Real Madrid in the 2012 Supercopa, Messi scored an amazing goal off a free kick.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;As you can see in the video above, it looks as if even some of the players on the field couldn’t believe he scored.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Messi was merely earning his pay. In 2010, Forbes ranked him as the world’s richest soccer player, making a combined $110 million from salaries, bonuses and endorsements, easily outdistancing &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PECLB005297”&amp;gt;David Beckham&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;So when will the Galaxy sign this guy?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://ukobiw.net/sports/college/football/la-sp-0829-ucla-football-20120829,0,4364358.story”&amp;gt;Bruins know Rice opener won’t be a dry run&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://ukobiw.net/sports/college/usc/la-sp-0829-usc-no.1-20120829,0,3159325.column”&amp;gt;The Times’ college football countdown: USC is No. 1&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://ukobiw.net/sports/college/usc/la-sp-usc-barkley-billboard-20120829,0,6644546.story”&amp;gt;Billboard near UCLA featuring USC’s Matt Barkley is covered over&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Lionel Messi goal: Watch his amazing free kick score [Video]

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