Lionel messi was bom on june 24, 1987, in
rosario, argentina. as a young boy, he played
football together with his two elder brothers
and their friends. his father was a football
club couch. at the age of five, lionel started
football for that club. he was
than most of the kids in his age
group. doctors said that he did not have enough
growth hormones. lionel's parents were not
able to pay for growth hormone therapy. the
sporting director of football club barcelona
heard about messi's talent. he offered to pay
for the medical bills. messi's family moved to
europe and there lionel starred in the club's
youth teams. growth hormone therapy helped
and messi
to 5 feet and 7 inches.
the more he trained, the
were
his results. at the age of 16, he made his first
appearance for barcelona. by the end of 2012
messi
91 goals in club and
international games. messi
the argentina national team to the finals of
the 2014 world cup which took place in brazil.
although his team lost to germany, he became
the best player of the tournament
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