Ruben Sprich/Reuters Wendell Lira, a Brazilian soccer player who once beat Lionel Messi for a Goal of the Year Award, has announced he will retire in order to pursue a passion of his: becoming the world's best FIFA video game player. Lira beat Messi and AS Roma's Alessandro Florenzi for the famed Ferenc Puskas Award in 2015, which is awarded every year to the scorer of the year's best goal.