Lucrative advertising contracts, praise from global fans…. are what Messi deserves after his journey of playing top football. However, to reach the pinnacle of his career today, Messi also had to go through a childhood of eating and sleeping with football, as well as a lot of pain when fighting a congenital disease to nurture his dream of soccer. .

Lionel Messi wrote his name in history when he and the Argentina team won the championship at the 2022 World Cup

Billions of people around the world are celebrating the victory of Messi and his teammates together

The legend’s violent childhood

Messi (born 1987) comes from Rosario – the third largest city in Argentina. Since childhood, Messi was known as a gentle and quiet boy. Messi’s elementary school teacher said he used to be so shy that he didn’t dare talk to the girl sitting behind him.

That childhood friend’s name is Cintia Arellano, currently a teacher for poor students in Rosario. Remembering her friend Messi, Cintia Arellano said: “During tests, he often kicked the chair and put a piece of paper in his hand so I could copy the answers for him.”

According to a primary school teacher, Messi has average academic performance but has a special passion for football: “Messi is a quiet child, but when it comes to football, his attitude will be completely different. Messi always has something different when it’s time for a break and he gets to play football.”

Even though he is shy, because of his passion for the ball, Messi sometimes turns himself into a bad student by skipping school. Afraid to go to school, Messi finds every excuse to stay home and play football. At the age of 13, Messi made his mother extremely angry because he dared to throw stones when she took him to school.

Messi had a violent childhood like no other

After completing the elementary school program, his family moved to the city of Barcelona (Spain), at the invitation of the Barcelona Club. Here, Messi both practices at the famous football training facility La Masia and studies at Leon XIII School. He was a classmate of two other famous Spanish football players, Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique.

Messi once shared about the first days of moving to a new city: “As soon as I got acquainted with Barcelona, ​​I started practicing football. I did not sleep at La Masia, but would go to Leon XIII school – where everyone Even children from other cities attend. I spend every afternoon every day with those children. They understand what it’s like to live far away from my family and friends.”

Player Julio Jesus de Dios Moreno – someone who also studied at La Masia training academy said: “Even though we spend a lot of time with the ball, we still have to get high scores in school. If not, the coaches won’t let us play football at Saturday morning matches.”

Day after day, legendary Lionel Messi’s childhood was spent running back and forth between practice and school. It can be said that for children who are determined to pursue a professional football career like Lionel Messi, studying and taking tests are still the most important tasks that need to be completed before dreaming of winning the World Cup gold trophy.

The awareness of the importance of education is also shown when Messi takes on the role of father. Every time he moves to a new city in his professional football career, one of the first things Messi does is look for the best educational schools for his three sons.

Returning to the legendary Messi’s hometown in Argentina, the corner of the sports field where Messi used to play with the neighborhood boys, where he scored his first goal, has become a famous place. Artists have painted scenes from Messi’s life on the walls surrounding it.

This house is located on Estado de Israel street, number 525, on the outskirts of Rosario, still owned by famous player Messi’s family, but his whole family has moved to a more upscale place in the city. Messi kept everything in the house intact, added security cameras and someone came to clean it every day.

Messi’s family’s childhood home has become a famous tourist destination

Decided to change my life at the age of 13

The childhood of “legend” Lionel Messi was not as peaceful as other children. His family soon discovered that their child had a growth hormone disorder, causing Messi’s body to develop more slowly than his friends. From the age of 8, Messi began to undergo a series of hormone injections to supplement the lack of nutrients in his body. Messi’s family is not well off, while monthly treatment costs for his son are relatively expensive.

As a child, Messi suffered a lot from a congenital disease

It wasn’t until later that Newell’s Old Boys Club – the first team Messi played for during his childhood – offered to help his family pay for treatment. Since then, his family has been relieved of a financial burden.

And in 2001, Barcelona Club appeared, asking Messi to become a member of the team. This club not only accepted to take the whole family to Barcelona (Spain), but also paid all the money for Messi’s medical treatment. Thanks to that, Messi can not only focus on playing football with his family by his side, but his height has also increased significantly.

However, Messi’s family’s new life in Spain is not at all peaceful. Although they loved their son very much, because they could not adapt to life in the city of Barcelona, ​​their family moved back to their hometown of Argentina.

At that time, only Jorge Messi and his 13-year-old son Messi remained in Barcelona. Mr. Jorge Messi himself also lost direction. He asked Messi: “What should we do now? ” Even though he was still young, Messi realized that the opportunity to play football in Barcelona could completely change his life. Therefore, he firmly told his father: “I want to stay.”

The effort to improve in every situation has helped Messi reach the pinnacle of football. A few years later, Barcelona Club proved that its decision to help Messi’s family was completely worth it.

At the age of 16, Messi made his first team debut for FC Barcelona and scored his first goal soon after. While playing for Barcelona, ​​Messi not only became a “legend” with his brilliant performance but also brought many lucrative contracts to the Spanish team.

Currently at the age of 36, he has soon become one of the best players in the world, achieving all the records of the king sport. And there won’t be much need to say about the name Lionel Messi when just winning the World Cup trophy makes the whole world talk about him a lot today and forever.