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Today, Messi is the winner of the Ballon d'Or and the Golden Boot, the new Maradona, one of the most productive players at FCBarcelona and the best player of our time." And he started out as a shy, but ambitious boy with a growth hormone deficiency and weak physical data. Already at a young age, he did something incredible on the football field and outplayed players older than him. The Flea, as Messi was nicknamed, dreamed of playing professional football above all else. For the sake of his goal, he had to emigrate, part with his family, undergo an expensive course of treatment, survive many injuries and press harassment to become who he is - the best footballer in the world.

Guillaume Balaguet, having collected comments from influential people from the world of football, lifts the veil on who Lionel Messi really was in life and football, coming from the poor neighbourhoods of the Argentine town of Rosario, who was dubbed the genius of football.