Lionel Messi Essay

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Lionel Messi is known for his soccer skills and he play on a soccer team named FC Barcelona, Messi currently still plays for FC Barcelona. Messi was born June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. Messi’s mother is Celia Cuccitini, and his father is Jorge Messi. Celia was a housewife and a hardworking mother. Messi’s dad was an employee at a factory located in the city. He had two big brothers and one little sister. He had two older brothers, Rodrigo and Matias, and one sister, Maria-Sol. Messi brought his dad while the rest of his family stayed in Rosario, because it was to hard to leave their home town and all their friends and family that were in Argentina. It was a had decision for Messi to leave his family when he went to Barcelona to try out. Before Messi tried, out he was diagnosed with a growth problem. He was not growing like the other kids of his age. Messi was subbing for another player in his brothers team. His brother was on a 17-year old soccer team, but he was only 7. The coach wanted Messi to play on his team and Messi accepted but only Played for a while. ...

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