Messi picks favorite career goal: 2009 UCL Final vs. Man United
Lionel Messi reveals his favorite career goal: a header against Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final for Barcelona.
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Messi reveals his favorite goal
The goal was Barcelona’s second in a 2-0 win over Man United.
It was Messi’s first of his three Champions League titles with the Catalan club.
“I had many goals that are perhaps even more beautiful and of enormous value, also because of their importance, but the header in the Champions League final against Manchester United was always my favorite,” Messi said in a statement.
The Argentine forward has scored more than 800 goals for Argentina, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Miami.
“A Goal in Life”
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner chose his header as part of the “A Goal in Life” charity campaign.
The football superstar partnered with artist Refik Anadol to create a unique piece of art.
Messi and the artist will co-sign the piece and auction it off at Christie’s, donating all proceeds to charitable initiatives.
“I already knew how special Refik’s works are. We were able to meet in Miami, and it will be exciting to discover how he can transform a goal, a moment in sports, into a unique piece of art like the ones he creates,” said Messi.
“Leo Messi’s goal is more than a defining moment in sport,” Anadol said. “It is a complex expression of human action, memory, and movement. By integrating biosensing technologies and advanced AI systems, trained with data from that singular event, we are exploring a new frontier in AI art, one where data becomes emotion, and memory becomes form.”
“This project reflects our broader commitment to making the most advanced tools of artificial intelligence accessible and transforming art into direct impact, with all proceeds going to support educational equity and opportunities for children and communities in need.”
