
'FIFA ban' looming for Lionel Messi? Argentine's contract situation decoded




Messi wrote himself into footballing folklore with a majestic season in which he missed just one league game through suspension.
He started 2011/12 with a bang, hitting the net 10 times and providing six assists in the first seven matches.
In March 2012, he passed Brazil legend Ronaldo's record of 34 La Liga goals scored in 1996-97.
Eight days after coach Pep Guardiola's departure was announced, Messi scored four times against Espanyol to hit the 50-goal mark with a game left.