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Birth
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini was born in a town in Argentina called Rosario. -
Child debut
Messi started playing children's football at the age of 6 in a local team called Grandoli, it didn't take long for his talent to stand out and he transfer for Newell's -
Disease
Messi in 1997 was diagnosed with a disease with a lack of growth hormones and would start a treatment that would be effective but very expensive for his family. -
Love life
Messi met his wife Antonella (his wife) when he was only 9 years old, and currently they have a happy family with 3 children: Thiago Messi, Ciro Messi and Mateo Messi -
Transfer to Barcelona
At the age of 12, and after Newell's did not agree to pay for his treatment, Messi traveled to Barcelona with his father to try out at the Camp Nou. After seeing him, Barcelona decided to sign him and subsidize his treatment, a curious fact is that his contract was signed on a napkin. -
Profesional Debut
Messi played his first game with Barcelona against Espanyol, he entered for Deco and scored a goal, being assisted by Ronaldinho, winning 0-1. -
Career
Messi is now one of the best football players and he has won many titles such as: 10 Spanish Leagues, 7 Spanish Super Cups, 7 Copas del Rey, 4 Champions League, 3 Club World Cups and 3 European Super Cups, the 2005 Under-20 World Cup, the 2008 Olympic Games in Pekin, 2021 Copa América, 2022 Finalissima and the 2022 World Cup and Laureus Award. Thus making his account of 41 titles and being one of the best in the world having played for Barcelona and Paris-saint-Germain.