Messi A Biography

For soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful game’s greatest star Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.. Whether you call it soccer football fútbol or the “beautiful game it is the most popular sport in the world and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stands as one of its finest players—not only of his time but of all time. Admired around the globe for his athleticism skill and fierce competitiveness Messi has at the age of 24 already shattered records at one of the most storied clubs in the world FC Barcelona. Now in this comprehensive biography Messi fans can learn more about his life and career. 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 of stature but possessing tremendous natural gifts Messi developed into a star at Barcelona’s famed Masia soccer school. In this book Faccio has written not only a biography of an enigmatic celebrity but a meditation on athletic genius drawing on interviews with Messi himself as well as with everyone from his family teammates childhood friends—even his favorite butcher. In-depth and intimate soccer fans who enjoy watching Messi come alive on the field will delight as he comes alive on the page.