Messi: A Biography

Forsoccerenthusiastsandsportsfansingeneral,anin-depthlookatthelifeofthebeautifulgame’sgreateststar,ArgentinefootballerLionelMessi.Whetheryoucallitsoccer,football,fútbol,orthe“beautifulgame,"itisthemostpopularsportintheworld,andArgentinefootballerLionelMessistandsasoneofitsfinestplayers—notonlyofhistime,butofalltime.Admiredaroundtheglobeforhisathleticism,skill,andfiercecompetitiveness,Messihas,attheageof24,alreadyshatteredrecordsatoneofthemoststoriedclubsintheworld,FCBarcelona.Now,inthiscomprehensivebiography,Messifanscanlearnmoreabouthislifeandcareer.ArgentinejournalistLeonardoFacciodescribeshowMessi,asatalentedyouthplayerinBuenosAires,lefthishomeforSpaininsearchofthemedicalhelphisfamilycouldnotaffordtotreathisrarehormonedeficiency.Smallofstature,butpossessingtremendousnaturalgifts,MessidevelopedintoastaratBarcelona’sfamedMasiasoccerschool.Inthisbook,Facciohaswrittennotonlyabiographyofanenigmaticcelebrity,butameditationonathleticgenius,drawingoninterviewswithMessihimself,aswellaswitheveryonefromhisfamily,teammates,childhoodfriends—evenhisfavoritebutcher.In-depthandintimate,soccerfanswhoenjoywatchingMessicomealiveonthefieldwilldelightashecomesaliveonthepage.