The 32-year-old has spent his entire senior career at the Camp Nou, having been signed by the club as a youth player in his early teens. Messi says he "would love" to end his career in South America.

In 1993, after a year in Grandoli, aged only 6, Lionel Messi joined Newell's Old Boys. A club where even Diego Maradona had a brief stint. Messi admired the club and had dreamt of playing there when he used to watch their games with his family. It was one of the biggest clubs in his home city of Rosario.

Messi had a 6-year stay at Newell's Old Boys and racked up around 500 goals. Yes, 500! The team he played for got the name The Machine of '87 , because the talented young troop remained almost unbeaten. While he was threatening oppositions with ease, his career faced a greater threat.

10-year-old Leo was diagnosed with a dormant growth hormone which was cited as the reason for his small size.

While the disease was curable, financing it was a huge problem. Newell's initially agreed to contribute, and so did River Plate, who had been scouting Leo. But Argentina was going through an economic crisis and both the clubs could not pay for his treatment. His father only had enough to pay for one year's worth of treatment.

In the September of 2000, through some family contacts in Catalonia, 13-year-old Messi arrived for a 15-day trial at FC Barcelona.


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The 32-year-old has spent his entire senior career at the Camp Nou, having been signed by the club as a youth player in his early teens. Messi says he "would love" to end his career in South America.

In 1993, after a year in Grandoli, aged only 6, Lionel Messi joined Newell's Old Boys. A club where even Diego Maradona had a brief stint. Messi admired the club and had dreamt of playing there when he used to watch their games with his family. It was one of the biggest clubs in his home city of Rosario.

Messi had a 6-year stay at Newell's Old Boys and racked up around 500 goals. Yes, 500! The team he played for got the name The Machine of '87 , because the talented young troop remained almost unbeaten. While he was threatening oppositions with ease, his career faced a greater threat.

10-year-old Leo was diagnosed with a dormant growth hormone which was cited as the reason for his small size.

While the disease was curable, financing it was a huge problem. Newell's initially agreed to contribute, and so did River Plate, who had been scouting Leo. But Argentina was going through an economic crisis and both the clubs could not pay for his treatment. His father only had enough to pay for one year's worth of treatment.

In the September of 2000, through some family contacts in Catalonia, 13-year-old Messi arrived for a 15-day trial at FC Barcelona.

You are beautiful

Almighty Messi

Lalasticlala

Hmmm And the rest was history. king leo. GOAT

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His humble beginning