1. FC Barcelona signed him when he was 13 years old. The first agreement between Charly Rexach and his family was signed on a napkin of a restuarant and the club also made cleare they would take care of the growth hormone deficiency the young player had.
2. Messi could have been World Cup Champion in 2010... If he ha accepted to play with Spain when he had the chance. But he decided to wait the call of Argentina, wich which he got to the final in the World CUp in Brazil.
3. In his debut with Argentina he would only last 47 seconds on the pitch: it was in Hungary, 2005. Messi entered on the pitch in the 18th minute of the second half and only a few second later he receive a direct red card for throwing the elbow against the player in the photo.
4. One of his partenrs in crime in the past years in FC Barcelona has been Andres Iniesta... With whom we shares name: Lionel Messi's complete name is actually Lionel Andrés Messi.
5. With Carlos Tevez as partner, Leo won a game against Maradona in the classic foot-tennis game in the TV show: "La Noche del 10" (The night of the 10)
