Argentine let down

Soccer, or football to the rest of the sports world, is by far the most popular sport in the world. As a result the FIFA world cup is the biggest sporting event in the world where legends of the pitch are made.

Didn't score a single goal in the World Cup!!!!

Leading into the 2010 FIFA World Cup Lionel Messi was considered by most as the best player in the world. The stage was set for the hyped striker to show the world why he was the best in the world... Messi had other plans.


Messi did not score a single goal in the biggest stage sports has to offer. How can it be that Messi scored a staggering 34 goals for his club team Barcelona in one of the best leagues in the world but failed to score one simple goal?


The biggest excuse I heard throughout the World Cup this last summer was that Messi played great but just barely missed several times, aren't the best in the world suppose to able to put away those close shots?


All I know is the truly great players live for that big spotlight and take over the competition with their desire to win and don't need excuses for their crappy play. Little Lionel Messi just isn't made for the big stage.