Lionel Andres Messi is one of the best soccer players in the world. He was born in Rosario Argentina, on June 24th 1987. Rosario is about 186 miles (300 kilometers) Northwest of nation’s capital Buenos Aires. In Argentina there are a lot of soccer fields for playing Soccer. Messi loved the sport, so he joined the soccer team the Newell’s old boys. Some players in the team were born in 1987, people called them the machine of 87. Lionel was in a newspaper, when he was only 12 years old. As Messi grew so did his soccer skills. When Messi was nine years old he stopped growing. He was lacking a hormone in his body that helped him grow. It was 1000 dollars. Scouts from barcelona had seen him play. They told him to join the team for the hormone treatment and had to move to Spain. He moved to Spain with is father after that. They lived at la Masia where soccer players learn the game. He practiced a lot to become a good player. Messi mostly works on his speed. He also sleeps with his ball more than once. Messi always participates in a training session. He eats healthy foods. Messi girlfriend is Antonella Roccuzzo. They have two sons Thiago and Mateo. Messi plays FIFA 16 online with his friends. Lionel gets 81 million bucks for playing soccer. Messi is the leading scorer. That’s all you need to know about the champ.
