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Lionel Messi, Argentina's modern Maradona, once again has showed his sublime skills in the Beijing Olympic. But his appearance in the greatest show on earth was in uncertainty, and the fans could have missed the chance to enjoy the performance of this brilliant playmaker.
Messi, mostly regarded as the best player in the world, was the driving force behind Argentina's second successive haul of the Olympic crown. His magical legs created a lots of chances for Argentina. In the final, against Nigeria, he showed his class and engineered the deciding goal. He is still a young brat, and is improving. If he repeats the performance in the 2010 World Cup as he did in Beijing, certainly he will be one of the all time greats and the journey has already begun.