Mesut Ozil (born 15 October 1988) is a German footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national football team. Ozil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009. He gained international attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award, which is awarded to the tournament’s best player. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid in August 2010. (Wikipedia)
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Real Madrid’s new signing Ozil holds his new team’s shirt during his presentation ceremony at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid (REUTERS/Sergio Perez)
Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona and is the current captain of the Argentina national team, playing mainly as a forward. By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year in 2009 he won both the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year, and won the inaugural FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2010 and 2011. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.
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Strengths: His ball skills are second to none, his runs from midfield are usually lethal and he is almost impossible to tackle when he gets his head down. His balance when running at speed is incredible.
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Weaknesses: Too often he searches for a way to finish moves by himself without looking for team-mates in a better position to shoot at goal.
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Career high: Winning the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Player of the Year awards.
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Career low: He was unable to perform to his best in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where Argentina were eliminated in the quarter-finals with Messi looking on from the bench.
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Style: Quick, incisive, balanced, a stylish runner with the ball.
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Quotes: “Messi is my Maradona,” said Maradona himself, as the head coach of the Argentine national team.
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Trivia:His debut with the national team (against Hungary) was a disaster: he entered the game in the 18th minute of the second half, and 47 seconds later was sent off.