7 Interesting Facts About Lionel Messi
Born: 24 June 1987 (age 30), Rosario, Argentina
Height: 1.7 m
Spouse: Antonella Roccuzzo (m. 2017)
Salary: 40 million EUR (2016)
Current teams: FC Barcelona (#10 / Forward), Argentina national football team (Forward)
Did you know: Lionel Messi has the second-most goals scored (98) of all time in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League.
(CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA)
Everybody Know who Messi is but some of them know these 7 Interesting Facts About Lionel Messi-
Fact 1. Lionel Messi shares his birthplace – Rosario – with revolutionary Che Guevera
Fact 2. At 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which was stopping his normal growth rate. His parents could not afford his treatment, which was 900 USD per month
Fact 3. Barcelona sporting director Carles Rexach was so impressed with Messi's skills with the ball, that he offered to pay his medical bills and move his family to Spain and sign him when he was just 13. He first signed on a paper napkin as there were no sheets available at that moment
Fact 4. His international debut for Argentina lasted just 47 seconds when he received a red card after coming on as a substitute
Fact 5. He was once offered a chance to play for the Spanish national team but he said no
Fact 6. Messi is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. He also works in support of people suffering from Fragile X Syndrome which is a kind of autism
Fact 7. Whenever he scores a goal, his simple celebration of raising his arms in the air is a gesture of gratitude to his grandmother who passed away when he was 10
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