Starts Playing

When he starts Playing :

- When Messi at the age of 5 he started playing football for a local club Grandoli.  That time his coached was his father Jorge.

- Messi  goes to Newell’s old Boys Club in his home city Rosario.

- He is called “ The Machine of ‘87’, When he became a part of a local team. That time the team lost only one match in the next four years.

- When  Messi  was  11 years  old,  he was  diagnosed  with a hormone growth deficiency.

- River Plate the local team showed interest  in Messi’s  wellness,  but  they  were  not  willing to pay for his treatment  for  a health  condition, which cost was $900 per month.

- FC Barcelona’s  sporting director Carles Rexach was made aware of his talent  as Messi  had relatives in Lleida in western Catalonia, then Messi and his father were able to arrange a trial with the team.

- Interesting  things, when Rexach offered  Messi  there was no paper  in his hand, then contract written on a paper napkin.

- Barcelona offered to pay Messi’s medical  bills on the condition that he moved to Spain.

- Messi  and  his father  moved  to  Barcelona,  where  Messi  joins  in the Club’s youth  academy. 

Helping Source : Weekypedia