1 His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi born on June 24,1987 in Rosario,Argentina.
2 Messi shares his birthplace with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera. His family is of middle-class Italian origin. His father ,Jorge was a steelworker and he also coached the local youth football team
3 Messi was not very healthy in his childhood days. He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which was stopping his normal growth at a very young age of 11. His parents were unable to afford his treatment which was $900 a month.
4 At age 17,he made his league debut against RCD Espanyol and became the third youngest person to play on Barcelona . At that time he was also the youngest player that have ever scored for Barcelona.
5 Messi first contract with Barcelona was detailed out on a paper napkim. Barcelona FC Sporting director Carles Rexach was so impressed with Messi's skills that he wanted to make a contract with him immediately and there was no paper available at that time.
6 Barcelona Fc was so impressed with Messi's footskills that they offered to pay his med bills and moved his family to Spain just to sign him when he was 13
7 During the 2005/2006 session ,Messi began being paid as a first team member
8 Messi holds two passports ,Argentina's and Spain's. He became a spanish citizen in september 2005 .
9 Lionel .Messi inherited the no.10 Barca jersey from another great footballer named Ronaldinho in the summer of 2008
10 In 2009 Messi won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA world player of the year .
These are ten facts about Messi. Maybe some people are right about him being the god of football. What do you think about him? Is he really the god of football? Because I think he will soon over throne Pelle and Maradona.
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