PSG fans give a new nickname to Lionel Messi, list of all nicknames the Argentine has

As
pre
reports
in
France,
PSG
faithful
have
given
him
nickname
‘Le
traître’,
which
roughly
translates
to
‘the
traitor’.
The
fans
are
believed
to
be
frustrated
with
Messi
for
not
signing
a
new
deal
at
the
Parc
des
Princes
despite
the
club
making
multiple
efforts
to
renew
his
deal.
The
35-year-old’s
current
deal
at
the
Parc
des
Princes
runs
until
the
end
of
the
current
season.

Here
we
will
take
a
look
at
Messi’s
famous
nicknames
over
the
years.

La
Pulga
–
The
most
famous
nickname
of
Lionel
Messi
has
been
‘La
Pulga’,
which
means
‘little
flea’.
Because
of
his
small
stature,
he
was
assigned
such
a
nickname
at
a
young
age.
He
has
been
called
‘La
Pulga’ since
he
was
a
child,
having
been
diagnosed
with
a
growth
hormone
deficiency
at
the
age
of
10.

La
Pulga
Atomica
–
Spanish
media
outlets
gave
him
the
nickname
‘La
Pulga
Atomica’
which
means
‘the
atomic
flea’.
It
was
assigned
to
him
because
of
how
easily
he
can
physically
dominate
his
opponents
despite
his
small
stature.

Leo
–
Lionel
Messi
is
also
called
‘Leo’
which
is
a
shortened
form
of
his
first
name.

GOAT-
Lionel
Messi
is
also
called
‘GOAT’ which
means
Greatest
Of
All
Time.
It’s
a
tag
he
shares
with
his
eternal
rival
Cristiano
Ronaldo.

The
Messiah
–
Messi
has
also
been
called
as
‘the
Messiah’
which
is
a
combination
of
the
words
‘Messi’
and
‘Messiah’.

Messidona
–
Messi
has
also
been
called
Messidona
by
many
fans
to
compare
him
with
Argentine
great
Diego
Maradona.

Alien
–
Messi
is
also
called
‘alien’
by
fans
for
doing
the
unthinkable
things
on
the
pitch
with
relative
ease
and
that
too
on
almost
a
weekly
basis.

The
Magician
–
Messi
has
also
been
called
‘the
Magician’
for
his
extraordinary
abilities
on
the
pitch
which
seems
unworldly
at
times.

Little
Genius
–
Messi
is
also
called
‘liittle
genius’
for
his
small
stature
but
extraordinary
abilities.