Lionel Messi has been a star from the very beginning. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has appeared in a video from 1995 in which he, at eight years old, scores a stunning golazo while playing in his original home of Rosario, Argentina. Check it out, and sorry for the video quality, which back in 1995 was just like Chelsea nowadays, nothing to write home about. 

A great flick over the defender, and a lovely hit on frame. Messi, dominating since Montell Jordan's last hit. 

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Ole, little Messi. (AS screengrab)