1. LioneL Andrés Messi
Victoria Polieva

2. Lionel Messi

4. Biography
Messi was born on June 24, 1987 year in Rosario, Argentina. His
father, Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory worker, mother Celia Maria
Messi, partly occupied by a cleaning lady. He has two older brothers
named Rodrigo and Matías as well as a sister named Maria Sol.
Two of his cousins, Emanuel and Maximiliano B′ânkučči are also
footballers.
His father's family originates from the Italian city of Ancona, where
his ancestor, Angelo Messi, emigrated to Argentina in 1883. His
ancestors were originally from Catalonia.
Messi began playing football at the age of five, at local club Grandoli,
treniruemom his father Jorge.At the first session of his grandmother
Celia, the only set aside, from a family who wanted to see the
football player]; Subsequently, all their goals Lionel dedicated to her.
In 1995, he began to play for Newell's old boys who were based in
his home city Rosario. In 1997, he won the friendship Cup with the
Club, however, Peru. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a
deficiency of somatotropin (growth hormone). River Plate showed
interest in Messi, but did not have enough money to pay for
treatment, as it cost $ 900 a month.
When Lionelû was 13 years old, one of the shareholders Club
Barcelona learned about the young player. He hired two Scouts
Martin Montero and Fabiana Sol′dini, who persuaded his father
Messi pass view in the Club. September 17, 2000 year Messi and
his father arrived in Catalonia, but due to the Club's sporting
Director, Lionel Rešaka, viewing was only 3 October. Rešak was so
impressed by the talent of the player that has persuaded the Board
of Directors of "blue-pomegranate» pay for moving the family ... to
Europe, as well as treatment, cost 90 thousand euros per year. Ever
since he started out in the youth team of the Club.

5. Little growth and disease of Lionel
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Little growth and disease by its low growth of Lionel
and miniature physique Argentine football owes no
father and no mother. The thing is that Lionel Messi
as a child received a diagnosis of growth hormone
deficiency (somatotropin).
It's a rare hormonal disease, occurring usually
among Mediterranean peoples, has caused a sharp
slowdown in the growth of the boy.
Treatment of progressive disease needed costly
medicine, but it is the misfortune and Lionel to
success in a career.
Because the family did not have sufficient funds ...
for treatment, the father decided to take last
chance: sent his son to watch the football team FC
Barcelona. Lionel Messi as a child already had high
expectations, so the chances that the boy will be in
command, were high.
And Barcelona's coaches actually appreciated the
potential of Lionel. His začisli in command, taking
care of all the expenses, which amounted to EUR
90000 per year!
Lionel Messi is not only received the injections of
growth hormones, but also became a famous
Argentine player to win multiple awards.

6. Sport is life
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Every sane person wants to
be strong, Hardy, because
good physical health is
always the key to a
successful career,
education or productive
work. But, unfortunately, not
everyone can boast of
beautiful natural and
excellent health. a pledge of
continued good health is
the physical education
classes, if seriously to this

7. Lionel Messi is an example for me to follow
The sport helped him defeat the disease and
achieve success in life