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A rare glimpse into the life and career of Lionel Messi, one of the greatest soccer players of all time On May 1, 2005, 17-year-old Lionel Messi scored his first goal for FC Barcelona, becoming, at the time, the youngest player ever to score in a league match for the Catalan club. Since then, his story has been one of meteoric--and seemingly limitless--success. Now, this compelling and perceptive biography by respected soccer journalist Guillem Balague gets to the heart of the mystery and genius that is Messi. From that first, league-winning season to the present, this chronicle details Messi's historic feats, analyzing the reasons behind his barely comprehensible success. It examines the integral role he played during the 2008-2009 season, during which Barcelona won the league, the domestic cup, and the Champion's League, as well as the drive and determination that saw him score an astonishing 91 goals in 2012, becoming--at the age of 25--Barcelona's all-time top scorer, and win four consecutive FIFA World Player of the Year awards. This account also examines Messi's international career, during which, after a slow start, he has become Argentina's second top scorer of all time. Th
- Author
- Balagué, Guillem, author
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781409146605
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Memoir, Biography
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (381 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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