Facts About Lionel Messi's

Facts You About Lionel Messi's 

1.  Messi was so reserved that his teammates initially thought he was mute.

2. Messi suffered from homesickness after his mother left for Argentina. He stayed with his father in Barcelona.

3. Arsene Wenger claims that after he successfully signed Fabregas, he tried to sign Messi when he was still young. The deal couldn’t succeed to his regret because Messi wasn’t willing to leave his club.

4. Messi was part of the “Baby Dream Team,” which was Barcelona’s greatest ever youth side.

5. During his first full season with that team (2002-03), Messi was the top scorer with 36 goals in 30 games.

6. In the Copa Catalunya, Messi started on condition that he’ll wear a plastic protector mask to cover his broken cheekbone. After feeling uncomfortable, Messi took off the mask and scored 2 goals in 10 minutes before getting substituted.

7. Messi was pursued by the Royal Spanish Football Federation to join the Spanish Football Team. Messi declined the offer. To stop further pursuits, the Argentine Football Association organized two under-20 friendlies just so that they can finalize Messi’s status as an Argentine player in FIFA.

8. Messi made his debut for Barcelona against RCD Espanyol at age 17. He became the third-youngest player to start for Barcelona and the youngest ever to score for the club.

9. After his first training session, Ronaldinho recognized the greatness of Messi and told his teammates that he’ll be even better than himself. He soon befriended Messi and called him his “little brother.”

10.  Messi saved Juveniles A from relegation when he scored five goals in ten games, which includes a hat-trick scored in a Copa Del Rey match while being man-marked by Sevilla’s Sergio Ramos.

11. After Capello’s request, Inter Milan made a bid to buy Messi. They were willing to pay his €150 million release clause and triple his wages. According to the then-president Joan Laporta, it was the only time when the club faced a real risk of losing Messi. He ultimately decided to stay at Barcelona.

12. Messi is the sixth youngest soccer player to score a goal in a World Cup games.

13. According to Forbes, Messi has a Net worth of $180 Million and is currently the second the richest player in the world with Cristiano Ronaldo beating him to the first spot.

14. According to Complex.com, He Makes up to $128,000 per day which included contracts and endorsements.

15. He is the first football player in the World to win three European Golden Shoe Awards.

16. He is the first football player in the World to win three European Golden Shoe Awards.

17. Messi scored 91 goals in 2012. Which is a world record for most goals in a year.

18. He has scored most Hat-Tricks in Barcelona.

19. He was greatly affected by her death, shortly before his eleventh birthday; since then, as a devout Catholic, he has celebrated his goals by looking up and pointing to the sky in tribute of his grandmother.

20. At a tender age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which was stopping his normal growth rate.His parents could not afford his treatment, which was $1000 a Month.

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