Sunday 24 July 2016

Lionel Messi - A Soccer Player Biography Part 1

All About Messi -  A Soccer Player  Messi Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, soccer player Lionel Messi  moved to Sp... thumbnail 1 summary
All About Messi -  A Soccer Player 
Messi Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, soccer player Lionel Messi 
moved to Spain at the age of 13, after the FC Barcelona club agreed to pay for
hormone-deficiency treatments. Messi became a star in his new country, leading 
his club to championships.


Messi is the only football player in history to win five FIFA Ballons d'Or, four of
which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden 
Shoes.


Messi's parents, Jorge and Ceclia, decided on a regimen of nightly growth-
hormone injections for their son, though it soon proved impossible to pay several
hundred dollars per month for the medication. So, at the age of 13, when Messi
was offered the chance to train at soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona's youth
academy, La Masia, and have his medical bills covered by the team, Messi's family
picked up and moved across the Atlantic to make a new home in Spain.
Messi eventually grew to 5 feet and 7 inches, and with his short stature, speed 
and relentless attacking style, he drew comparisons to another famous
Argentinean footballer: Diego Maradona. Messi steered Barcelona to a wealth of 
success, most notably in 2009, when the left-footer's team captured the
Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles. That same year, after 
two consecutive runner-up finishes, he took home his first FIFA "World Player of
the Year" honor / Ballon d'Or award.  

At the start of 2013, in club football, Messi has scored 292 goals from a total of 
59 appearances, and in international football, 31 goals from 76 appearances.

At the end of 2012, Messi turned down a very lucrative offer to play for an

unnamed Russian side. It would have given Messi a salary of € 20 million a year

and made Messi the most expensive player in the world (Barcelona would have
been paid € 250million). He turned down the offer because he was unsure if he

would be playing in major European championships and the difficulties in moving 
to Russia. Instead he signed a contract with Barcelona until the end of 1918.

When asked about moving to the English Premier league, Messi revealed his
sense of commitment to Barcelona. 

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