Most Interesting Facts About Lionel Messi's Personal Life

The Top Ten
1 Messi supports a number of charities through his Leo Messi Foundation

Great Football player on and off the field

Best player ever Best helper ever as well. #respect

Messi is the best among the rest

The champ of football is messi

2 He was offered a place in the national team by Spain which he did not accept

If he would he would have definitely been considered the greatest of all time by now

He wanted to wear blue-and-white Argentinian Jersey, a chance he first got in 2004

Definitely showed his country well this year!

3 Lionel rakes in more than $35 million a year in salary

He is annually among the world's Top 10 earning athletes

4 Barcelona officials were quick to spot his footballing skills

They offered to pay for Messi's medical bills and the family shifted to Spain

Their quick ness has paid them...

5 Lionel’s nickname is "The Flea"

Very cool with a capital c

Hey he stole my name meanie

6 Lionel’s favorite music styles are Samba and Cumbi
7 He was detected with a growth hormone deficiency at the age of 11

Never new this thanks this is probably why he is only 169 cm tall haha

8 His family is of middle-class Italian origin

Messi is complete by remembering a ledgend from the past maradona what a pro Messi is class footballer. Can't forget aguero

His father Jorge was a factory worker, his mother Celia was a part-time cleaner

He is very down to earth guy

He is a living legend

9 Lionel is sponsored by Adidas and appears in their television commercials around the globe
10 Messi shares his birthplace with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera

The difference is that Che Guevera is Cooler than Messi.

Both were born in Rosario, Argentina

Legends never die. Comrade che

The Contenders
11 Messi's first contract with Barcelona was written in a napkin

The guy who signed him up grabbed the first piece of paper he could get. its very true no lies

Cool. Even though I'm not into sports I think this is cool.

12 His favourite colour is blue

My favourite colour is blue as well

My favorite color is blue as well!

13 He is the third youngest he has 2 brothers and a sister.
14 He bounced a ball 201 times without letting it touch ground
15 Was the first player to win three European Golden Shoe awards
16 First to get 4 Ballon d'Or

That doesn't make sense

17 His wife is Antonella Roccuzzo
18 Messi scored the most goals in a calendar year (86 in 2012)
19 He is FC Barcelona's leading top scorer

He is assisting machine and scoring monster

20 He was born in Argentina

He was born in Argentina but plays for Spain

That is interesting.

21 His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi
22 He is a food lover ever since his childhood
23 He has scored 500 goals for Barcelona
24 Born on June 24
25 He had growth hormone deficiency.

He is the size of a frog

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