On Monday night, Lionel Messi wrote himself into football folklore by winning the FIFA Ballon D’or for a third consecutive time and reclaiming his title of World Player of the Year.

Sport-locker.net brought you this amazing video of the great man as a 10-year-old, showing that he was always destined for great things.

And today, adidas have sent us this equally impressive video, voiced by the man himself, which shows off their superstar ambassador interacting, playing and growing up. Enjoy!

Do you think he is the best player ever to play the beautiful game? How many more Ballon d’Ors can he win? Let us know in the comments section below or on our Twitter and Facebook pages