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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.

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<p> I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. <br>--Diego Maradona

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Leonardo Faccio (Buenos Aires, 1971) is a writer and journalist. Author of the books Letizia, la reina impaciente and Messi, his texts have been translated to seventeen languages. He has a degree in Journalism and a diploma in Social Anthropology. He publishes in numerous press media and is a university professor. He has written on various topics, such as the pharmaceutical industry, migration processes between America and Europe, and revolutions in Arab countries. He lives in Barcelona.

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