Lionel Messi is the probably the best footballer ever. He has contributed a lot to FC Barcelona and his national side Argentina in many games. His skills and goal scoring abilities are extraordinary. He is one of the most followed footballers along with Cristiano Ronaldo. He has won almost everything possible with his club FC Barcelona. He is serving FC Barcelona since his childhood. Today in this article I will post Top 10 Interesting Facts About Magician Lionel Messi. So let's move to our post

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1. His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi. He was born on July 24, 1987, in Rosario of Argentina. He was born in the same place as the famous Argentinian Che Guevera. His father is of Italian origin who was a steelworker. His father also used to coach the local youth football team.

5 years old messi

2. Lionel Messi was diagnosed with the growth hormone deficiency at the age of 11. This was affecting him to grow as a normal child. Hew was not as healthy as other normal children in young age. At that time the medical bills were high and not affordable for his family. When he was 13 FC Barcelona offered to pay all his medical bills and move his family to Spain.

Messi at early Days in FCB

3. Messi contract with FC Barcelona was detailed out on a paper napkin. At that time FC Barcelona sporting director was Carles Rexach who was impressed by the skills of Leo. Then he immediately wants to sign him, but there was no paper available. So his first contract was detailed out on a paper napkin.

4. Messi holds the passport for both Argentina and Spain. He was given passport by Spain in 2005. Once he was offered to play for Spain National Team, but he rejected that offer. He won a gold medal in Olympics playing for his national side Argentina in 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was also successful to take his team to the final of 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Messi vs MU in CL final 2009

5. Lionel Messi loves to listen to two music genres; they are Samba and Cumbi. Leo is a very much helpful person. He is given health and education oppournitiles to the helpless children through the Leo Messi Foundation. Leo is also the Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF.

messi with small childrens

6. Messi and his partner Antonella are known to each other since their childhood. They were known to each other when Messi was five but Messi moved to Spain soon. After that Antonella and Messi were reunited in 2012. Messi has a tattoo of his family members in his body.

Messi and Antonella

7. Messi, son Thiago, was signed by Newell’s Old Boys after 72 hours of his birth. Newell’s Old Boys was the first club of lional Messi. Leo has the tattoo of his son name and handprints on his left calf.

8. Messi loved to eat different Argentinian dishes since he was young. He loves to eat Milanese Napolitana as a meal. Milanese Napolitana is made from using onions, cheese, spices, and tomatoes. According to Leo’s mother, he loves to eat schnitzel.

9. He debut for Argentina National Side was in August 2005 against Hungary. He entered the field as the substitute in the 65th minute of the match, then quickly he was sent off. He was sent off due to the incident with Hungarian footballer Vilmos Vanczak. After that Messi was full of tears holding his heads in the corner of the dressing room.

10. Messi holds the record for scoring the highest amount of goal in a single calendar year. He scored total 86 goals in 2012. He was successful to score 56 goals in la liga13 goals in the champions league, three goals in Copa del Rey, two goal in Supercup and nine goals for playing his national side.

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These were the top 10 facts about little magician Lionel Messi. I hope you all enjoyed reading my post. Thank You Very Much