Lionel Messi
Who is Messi?
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His full name is Lionel
Andrés Messi. He was born
in 24 June 1987, so he is 23
years old. He is just 1.69
centimetres tall. In 2000 he
moved with his family to
Europe. He began playing
foolball at yung age and his
potential was quickly
Barcelona.
He is considered to be one
of the best football players
of his generation. Making
his debut in the 2004-2005
season, he broke the La Liga
record for the youngest
footballer, and also the
youngest to score a league
goal.
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Messi was the top scorer
with six goals, including
two in the final game of
the 2005 FIFA World
Youth Championship.
Barcelona won with
Messi’s debut UEFA
Champions League in
2006. His breakthrougth
season was in 2006-07,
finishing with 14 goals in
26 league games.
Perhaps his most
successful season was in
2008-09 season in witch
scored 38 goals to play an
integral part in a treble
winning campaign.
Early Life
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His father, Jorge Messi,
was working in factory.
His mother, Celia, was a
party-time cleaner. At
the age of 11, he was
diagnosed with a
growth hormone
deficiency. The sporting
director of Barcelona
singed him after
watching him play.
2009-2010 season
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After winning the 2009
UEFA Super Cup,
Barcelona manager
asserted that Messi was
probably the best player
he had ever seen.
On 18 September, Messi
signed a new contract with
Barcelona, running until
2016.
Messi took his goal tally to
six goals in seven games in
La Liga.
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On 19 December, Messi
scored the winner in the
final of the 2009 FIFA
Club World Cup against
Estudiantes.
Two days later, he was
given the FIFA World
Player of the Year award;
beating Cristiano
Ronaldo, Xavi, Kaká and
Iniesta to the award.
On 17 January 2010,
Messi scored his 100th
goal for the club in the 4–
0 victory over Sevilla.
Personal life
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He is a romantic, happy
and helpful person. He
has girlfriend who is
smart and nice.
Messi likes video games
and the football history.
In the spare time he read
books of the older
football players.
Messi, along with
Fernando Torres, is the
face of Pro Evolution
Soccer 2010.
The end