Oh finally a real footy thread. You know I was considering opening one due to both American Football and Wrestling threads popping up.
I'm a Juventus fan. Pretty much because of the players they've had over the years, such as Zidane, Davids, Zambrotta, Nedved, Buffon and Del Piero. (And most recently Chiellini and Giovinco). I'm currently living in the hope that they'll rise again to the position they used to be in before the corruption scandal (Calciopoli) hit the club.
Speaking of Messi, yes, he pretty much is the best player in the world right now. He does things simple, and even then he seems impossible to stop. It looks like he's gonna do some truly amazing stuff every time he touches the ball. Last year's hot-shot, a certain mr. C. Ronaldo has dropped a bit in his performances, I suspect partially due to complaceny and a little bit of over-confidence. (Who wouldn't get it in his position?)