Hyderabad, June 23 -- Lionel Messi is sending shock waves that are rocking international football. He is nearing 39 (he will celebrate his 39th birthday on Wednesday, June 24) but is playing like an eager 25-year-old who is raring to score goals. Few athletes in history have been admired like Lionel Messi. Over more than two decades, the Argentine maestro has dazzled fans with extraordinary skill, collected countless trophies and rewritten football's record books.

In the ongoing FIFA World Cup, he broke the record for most goals in the tournament's history. The record holder was Miroslav Klose of Germany with 16. Right now, France's Kylian Mbappe is tied with Klose. The French striker also has 16 goals, so he may go past Klose too in thi...