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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Lionel Messi

Here is a brief history of Argentina's and Barcelona's little gem, Lionel Messi. It's worth a couple of minutes to have a look.

"Nevertheless, the FC Barcelona had detected him (Lionel Messi) at the Newell’s Old Boys where he was not completely happy. Messi was already showing he is great talent, but he was suffering from a hormone problem that was affecting his growth.

When Lionel was 13 years old in 2000 his family decided to move to Europe because the child, medical treatment was beyond their economic means.

At the same time the Flea went to Barcelona, where he immediately captivated Carlos Rexach who thought of signing him immediately. He even offered him the contract in a napkin. He's height was only 4.7 f"

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