Unknown Facts About Lionel Messi!

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT LIONEL MESSI!

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His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi

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Messi’s first contract with Barcelona was detailed on a paper napkin

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Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. Messi shares his birthplace and his birth month with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera

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Messi was not very healthy and nutritious in his childhood days, like the other boys around him. He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency

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Lionel Messi is from a middle-class Italian family. His father, Jorge, was a steelworker, and he also gave coaching to the local youth football team

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He won an Olympic gold medal, along with the Argentinian football team, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

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Messi is also the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF

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He asked to play for the Spanish National Team!

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In 2012, Messi became the all-time leading scorer for Barcelona in all club competitions, at the age of 24!

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Lionel Messi currently holds the record for most goals and assists in El Clasico (Real Madrid vs Barcelona) history

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