UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT LIONEL MESSI!

BY - RIVANSHI RAKHRAI

His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi

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

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

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 

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

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

Messi is also the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF

He asked to play for the Spanish National Team!

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

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