Lionel
Messi was born to Jorge Hor�cio Messi and Celia Mar�a Cuccittini in
Rosario, Santa Fe Province. He has three siblings, two elder brothers
Rodrigo and Mat�as, and a sister, Mar�a Sol. His father was a factory
steel worker and his mother was employed as a part-time cleaner.
At
the age of five, Messi started playing for the Grandoli, a local club
coached by his father. By the time he turned eight, he was playing for
Newell’s Old Boys. The group was immensely talented, which is visible
from the fact that they lost just a single match in the next four years.
It was their sheer interest and talent for the game that made the group
popularly known as ‘The Machine of '87’
Unfortunately,
Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency when he was
eleven. Despite being immensely talented, he was not offered help by the
local clubs, who were not willing to pay for his treatment.
It
was at this juncture that Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC
Barcelona, came to his aid. He promised to offer help to Messi by paying
for his medical bills only if the latter moved to Spain. Messi was
enrolled at the Barcelona’s youth academy.
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