Lionel Messi Research Paper

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Javier Rivera
Composition 10
Jose Bolivar
May 9, 2016
Is He The Best? There are many great soccer players that are still playing, or that have passed away, but some are more recognizable than others. The things that Lionel Messi does makes him be remembered, but actually knowing what he has been through throughout his life, makes his legacy be remembered forever. Lionel Messi is the best player in this era of soccer because he has accomplished a lot ever since he was a kid, he has also broken many records compared to other players, and he works hard everyday to get where he is at now.
Jorge and Ceclia (Messi’s parents) originally named their son Luis Lionel Andres Messi, Messi was born on June 24, 1984 in Rosario, Argentina. “As a young boy, …show more content…

FC Barcelona decided to pay for Messi’s health condition, only if he agreed to play in FC Barcelona’s youth academy. Due to the fact that Messi’s home was in Argentina and the youth academy was located in Barcelona, Spain, still at the age of 13, Messi’s parents decided to make their new home in Barcelona so that their son could play in the youth academy. “Messi joined FC Barcelona youth academy in 2000 playing for Barcelona junior Infantil B and Cadette B & A teams from 2000-2003, scoring 37 goals in 30 matches while playing for Barcelona Cadette A team.”(soccermaniak.com) Messi’s first years in FC Barcelona’s youth academy was extraordinary great, all the coaches knew he was different from all the other players, Messi was too good. As it states in the quotes earlier, Messi continued to score goals, he was never bored in scoring goals. He scored 37 goals in 30 games, his ratio was more than a 1 to 1 ratio. By seeing Messi continuing to score goals and seeing this talent he had, it was time for the coaches to put him in better teams, better categories within the youth academy. He was in many teams while he was in Barcelona, but these teams that he moved to were all controlled by FC Barcelona’s youth academy. In one year, Messi moved to 5 different teams, he kept getting recruited to a better team in the

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