Messi is wearing number 30 because the number 10 shirt was already occupied at PSG. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was reportedly offered the number 10 jersey by Neymar, who currently wears it.

Messi went on to wear the No. 30 for his first two seasons in the Barcelona first team, in 2004-05 & 2005-06, making 34 appearances and scoring 9 goals. He also took on the No. 19 for the two ...

“It’s not impossible that he catches Messi. 30 more goals. Two more years. 15 a season,” Smith said (via EuroSport). “He’s quite old, but he famously eats his pudding before his main course.

However, Messi’s team told CNN Sport that such claims were false and that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner would not make a decision on his future until after the Ligue 1 season was over.

Messi wore No. 30 in his Barcelona debut before changing to No. 19 in 2006. He took over the storied No. 10 jersey once Ronaldinho left Barcelona in 2008.

Lionel Messi, whose No. 30 Paris Saint-Germain jersey was available within moments of his signing, a ‘big asset’ for PSG commercially Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 8:41 a.m.

In honour of Lionel Messi's 30th birthday, Sam Marsden put together a list of 30 things you may or may not know about the Barcelona superstar.

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