Lionel Messi is, without any doubt, the player of the year. But the FC Barcelona star is far from convincing everyone, specially at home. After the goal he scored during the Club World Cup final against Estudiantes, his countrymen from La Plata covered their city walls with graffiti stating that Messi is “no Argentine,” “a traitor,” and that he doesn’t perform for the national team at the same level he does for the Catalans. But how is that possible? Why Messi is struggling with Argentina and not with FC Barcelona? Is it a Diego Maradona’s fault? (Photo: Getty Images)