Best-selling co-author of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world — and how that era is now ending. He hasn’t taken any notice of who he is. That’s why being famous, signing autographs or taking photos with fans doesn’t bother him. Some evenings, when he comes home after a long time and when I go to see him, I lay by his side on the bed. We chat, I ruffle his hair, I tell him things, and I say, half joking: “What all the girls wouldn’t give to be next to you like this.” He makes a weird face and says: “Don’t be silly mum.”’

A I think it is Messi. Because he got 'Balondoll' which is the prize for the best soccerplayer. Moreover, he got it 3 times. It is the evidence that he is the best soccer player in the world. A Yes, I do. I respect a person who is one of the designers. His name is Yohji Yamamoto. I respect him and he is respectable person. Published in 2012, Argentine journalist Leonardo Faccio describes how Messi, as a talented youth player in Buenos Aires, left his home for Spain in search of the medical help his family could not afford to treat his rare hormone deficiency. Small in stature, but possessing tremendous natural gifts, Messi developed into a star at Barcelona’s famed Masia Soccer School.This little boy loves to play football. That is his story. He wouldn’t grow as a child and was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency but oblivious to it all, he simply remains in love with the ball. From junior Argentinian academies, he is scouted by FC Barcelona, one of the most successful and biggest football clubs across the Atlantic, which agreed to pay for his treatment, something which the native clubs refused to do. So, he leaves with his father and goes on to make footballing history.

Alvarez made no mistake from just outside the six-yard box as he became the youngest player to score twice in a World Cup semi-final or final since Pele in 1958. The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making - and Unmaking - of the World's Greatest Soccer Club, by Simon Kuper, Steve West.Caioli begins by interviewing Messi's first coach. Messi was given his first opportunity to play a match at the age of five. In 1994, Messi went on to become a member of Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys, the team the family supported and Messi's father, Jorge, played for from the age of 13 until he began his military service. It was later found that Messi had a hormonal deficiency that hindered his body's ability to develop. The bill for the treatment was enormous and Newell's Old Boys was giving Messi's family the runaround after promising to handle it. That's when FC Barcelona came in and were interestered in Messi. Messi and his father then traveled to Spain leaving the rest of their family behind. After making the clubs first team they took care of his medical expenses. Throughout the book we learn of the many adversities that Messi has faced from childhood, including his growth deficiency, as well as financial and family troubles. Leo recalls his nightly routine of administering hypodermic shots filed with growth hormones, as well as the tremendous pain that occurred in the process. Messi also talks about what his life was like while in the Barcelona academy, and the tremendous amount of pressure that was placed on his shoulders. Messi: A Biography is a well-written novel by Leonardo Faccio. This novel is about Lionel Messi and how he went pro from being the smallest kid on the team to being the best player in the world. Lionel

What should I say about fc barcelona xavi leaves and now its messi and iniesta after a fantastic 2009 we are on the verge on winning second time sextuple so I'm excited. Without messi fc barcelona is the best team in the world; when Leo plays they are from another galaxy.- Jose Cruz He is too small, too little, too fragile, they said. He can't go all the way, they said. He won't be able to compete under all the pressure, they said. He is a foreigner who won't fit in, they said. How wrong they all were!Bought this for my 11-year-old grand-daughter as she really likes football, but not much of a reader. To be honest her dad read it to her, he said it was good to read about where it all started for Messi.” On 24th June 1987, a little boy, weighing 3 kilos, pink and healthy, was born to a modest couple in a not-so modest town of Rosario, Argentina. Containing exclusive, illuminating interviews with deep thinkers and high achievers from a number of different fields, the book delivers a fresh and inspiring approach to a global icon, ensuring that you will never look at Lionel Messi — or life — in the same way again. Messi: The inside story of the boy who became a legend by Luca Caioli. Luca draws on numerous exclusive testimonies to tell Messi's story, including his parents and extended family, his coaches, those who have played alongside him and even Messi himself. This book will let you in on the steps that are taken to becoming a great football player, but most importantly, it will give you the inside story of the young icon known as Messi. Guillem Balague has had unprecedented access to Messi's inner circle including the player himself: his coaches, team-mates and family. From tracing the origins of Messi's precocious talent in Rosario, Argentina, to chronicling his peerless seventeen-season career at Barcelona, and his tumultuous Parisian adventure, Guillem presents an authoritative and compelling account of an enigmatic footballing genius.

This is the first authorized book about Lionel Messi, and it talks about what has taken him to the heights, the stumbles and sacrifices he had to go through to become the best player in the history of soccer.A smiling Messi, pointing his fingers in the air, and a matter-of-fact headline: ‘Messi is the best’. And no one argues. Awesome peace of writting by Luca Caioli.The interviews, the informations and statistics all are heartly appreciated fan like us.truely good work. He added: "I would say the first match [the defeat against Saudi Arabia] was a hard blow because we had been unbeaten in six matches. To start in such a way in a World Cup, we did not think we would lose to Saudi Arabia. Argentinianul Messi se trage dintr-o familie iubitoare si jucatoare de fotbal, dar in primii ani ai copilariei, Messi era singurul din familie care nu avea treaba cu fotbal, iar apoi la patru ani joaca prima data in strada cu ai lui si ii uimeste cu ce poate sa faca. Bunica sa l-a inscris la fotbal, dar cu greu caci era tare micut de inaltime. Pe la vreo 10 ani a fost diagnosticat cu deficit de hormon de crestere. Tratamentul era foarte scump si au avut probleme cu cei de la asigurare in privinta platii, dar norocul le surade si ajunge la Barcelona, iar clubul ii va plati tratamentul. Chiar si asa nu creste mai mult de 1,69 cm.