Celebrating Lionel Messi’s debut anniversary in various editorial ways

Thursday was the 10th anniversary of Lionel Messi’s debut with Barcelona. Bleacher Report covered that milestone in four ways, and I think they’re a nice cross-section of some of the different types of content available as you think about how to cover any event or topic.

There were two fairly traditional pieces, one looking back and one looking forward:

Lionel Messi Travels 10 Years from Shy Uncertainty to Stellar Name at Barcelona by Guillem Balague.

Predicting Where Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Will Be in 10 Years’ Time by Rik Sharma.

There was a slideshow that rounded up quotes about Messi:

Lionel Messi: Quotes on Barcelona Star from His Coaches, Team-Mates and Rivals by Mark Patterson.

A video featured the moment of Messi’s debut for Barca:

We Remember: Video Shows Leo Messi’s Barcelona Debut, October 16, 2004

And a pair of graphics, each accompanying a brief story by Patterson:

Lionel Messi: Exploring Barcelona Forward’s Trophy Cabinet 10 Years After Debut

Lionel Messi in Numbers: Graphic Shows Barcelona and Argentina Stats Since 2004

Finally, to encourage engagement, there was a Twitter contest in which fans could win a shirt and an exclusive print by artist Stan Chow:

Win a Lionel Messi Shirt, Exclusive Print to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Debut

I wonder what we’ll be able to do for his 20th anniversary.