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Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was awarded his sixth Golden Shoe on Wednesday at a ceremony in Barcelona. The said award is given to the player who scores the most league goals across Europe’s top leagues. The Golden Shoe award was created in 1967 when it was won by Eusebio. This happens to be Messi’s third successive Golden Shoe award. Messi scored 36 goals in 34 appearances in the 2018-19 La Liga season. Receiving the award on the 16 th of October was special for Messi and Barcelona as it was the 15-year anniversary of his Barcelona debut. Messi has two more Golden Shoes than Cristiano Ronaldo who last won the award in the 2014-15 football season. Messi received the award from his sons Thiago and Mateo. His wife Antonella Rocuzzo supervised the handing of the award by the couple’s sons. Messi thanked his family and colleagues after receiving the award, saying: "Thank you all for being here to all those present, especially my family. Luis [Suarez] and Jordi [Alba] are

It is important that we define multilevel marketing and point out the difference between multilevel marketing and direct selling which are sometimes wrongly used interchangeably. Direct selling is an approach in the distribution and marketing in which product(s) or service(s) are sold via a network of independent distributors or representatives. This method relies on distributors engaging in personal sales, rather than opening retail shops. These distributors/representatives earn a commission on the sale price of the product(s) or service(s).  A multilevel marketing model is usually employed by companies that engage in direct sales. Otherwise known as network marketing, multilevel marketing builds on the direct sales method, incorporating the recruitment and training of other representatives/distributors. Distributor A recruits and trains distributor B and receives a commission on distributor B's sales, and on distributors C and D recruited by distributor B; that's how

Today, we're discovering wondrous facts about beautiful Canada, "The True North, strong and free". 1. Canada is bigger than the European Union, and is the second largest country by total area, behind Russia. 2. Canada has a lot of celebrities; with artists like Drake, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Sarah Mclachlan, and more. Canada has actors and actresses like Sandra Oh, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Gosling, Jason Priestley, and Anna Paquin. Drake 3. Canadian bank notes have Braille cells/blocks on them.  According to Wikipedia, the $5 bill  has  one cell, with the $10, $20, and $50 denominations each having one more cell than previous. 4. Canada is the world's most educated country. 60.9% of adults in Canada between the ages of 25 and 34 have earned some form of higher education. 5. According to Forbes, Canada is the 10th friendliest country in the world, based on the following scores: Friendly attitude towards

10th of October 2019 was the date of the premiere of the Messi 10 Cirque du Soleil show - a production about Messi's life - at Barcelona. Six-time FIFA Player of the Year Lionel Messi was in attendance at the premiere. The show was split into two 45 minutes halves, just like a game of football. Messi was accompanied by his stunning wife Antonela Rocuzzo. Barcelona players like Ansu Fati (and his family) and Luis Suarez (and his wife Sofia Balbi) were also in attendance. Other high-profile Barcelona players could not attend the event due to being on international duty. Barcelona were represented by a number of board members, led by the president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. La Liga president Javier Tebas also attended and spoke to the press. The Cirque du Soleil show will later move to Messi's homeland, Argentina, and perform in Buenos Aires. The music played during the show included songs by Pharell Williams, The White Stripes and Shakira's World Cup anthem "La,

The Barcelona No. 10 has suffered a rather frustrating start to the season, plagued with injury. Messi was forced to sit out Barcelona's first four league games with a calf injury. His first start - against Villarreal - only lasted 45 minutes then he suffered an adductor strain and had to miss another game. He was able to set up Antoine Griezmman's first-half goal before succumbing to injury. Messi returned last week, midweek and set up Luis Suarez's second goal in Barcelona's 2 - 1 win over Inter in the Champions League. That was his first 90 minute game this season. His second was against Sevilla yesterday. Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ousmane Dembele scored 3 goals and gave Barcelona an early first half lead, with Messi sealing the comprehensive win over Sevilla in the last ten minutes (through a stunning free-kick). That was Messi's 420th league goal. He broke Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 419 goals scored in Europe's 'top five' leagues

Obsessive Love Disorder (OLD) is an attachment disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with someone they think they may be in love with, and are unable to accept rejection from them. OLD may stem from: Experiencing neglect (from parents or primary caregivers) in childhood. Emotional and physical abuse in childhood . Low self-esteem which leads to a need to have the void felt by the sufferer filled by the person they love. Women are more affected by the condition than men are. The following symptoms are pointers to the disorder: An overwhelming attraction to a particular person. Obsessive thoughts about the person, such that you cannot think or focus on anything else . An addiction to the loved person . Stalking the loved person physically and via social media . Going out of your way to put yourself in contact with the loved person . Repeatedly (harassingly) calling and texting the loved person. Low self-esteem and dependence on the loved person. A constan