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    most of the kids his age in the group. Soon he was diagnosed by his doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that stopped him from growing. Messi’s parents decided on a regimen of nightly growth-hormone injections for Messi, soon it was impossible for his parents to pay hundreds of dollars per months for the medication. When Messi was 13 and he was offered the chance to train at a soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona’s youth academy, La Masia, and have his bills covered by the team. Soon…

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    When Messi was seventeen, in the 2004-05 seasons, he became the youngest official goal scorer in the La Liga. The La Liga is Spain’s highest division of soccer.(Rollin) Messi also played with Argentina’s victorious world youth champions squad in 2005 and represented the country in the 2006 World Cup.(Ghosh) Messi’s play continued to rapidly improve throughout the years and by 2008 he was the most dominate player in the world. In early 2009, Messi and his team Barcelona pulled off a spectacular…

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    Spain Research Paper

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    and skiing are the most popular. These three sports are very frequently watched and played in spain and make it the jewel of Europe. Soccer or futbol is the heart of Spain, and many people consider it to be the national sport of Spain. Spaniards play soccer like any other country would, with a ball, two goals, and the rule that you are only allowed to use your hands. Although the rules are exactly the same, people in Spain take soccer very seriously. If someone on the soccer team…

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    Research Paper On Messi

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    Right now he is a 21-year-old midfielder playing as number 10 for the Spanish La Liga football club, FC Barcelona. Lionel Messi has as of now get to be distinctly one of the best players on the planet and is as of now being contrasted with the Argentine legend, Diego Maradona, even at his young age. Lionel Messi is referred to others as having an extremely strange method for playing. He is exceptionally inventive when he plays on the pitch and he will go up against a guard regardless of what…

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    He created history by being the youngest to ever score in a La Liga game for Barcelona. Messi at this point was still a substitute and was not part of the starting 11. He was put into the game when needed because he still had a lot to learn but eventually his time came. In his 2006-07 season Messi was put into the club 's starting 11 and started netting goals like if it was habit. Lionel Messi Participated in the El Classico which is a rival game between Real Madrid and Barcelona that is help…

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    entrepreneur. His net worth is $280 million. How he made it Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays as a winger or striker for Real Madrid. He has also been playing for the Portugal National Team until 2015, when he was released. He helped the team to secure their qualification for the Euro 2016 tournament in summer. He joined Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of soccer.…

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    This story is about a kid who grew up to become the best soccer player in history. He suffered from hormone deficiency since his parent were unable to pay for his treatment they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. Who is it? It is none other than Lionel Messi. He struggled a lot to get where he is today. His accomplishment helps a lot of charities children and poor peoples around the world that is why many young player defines him as a role model. He broked to many records such as the first…

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    It means throughout the course of a game he is running almost twice as far as Messi would normally run. It also means that he does not nearly have the same amount of goal scoring opportunities as well. Yet, when Cristiano Ronaldo switched to “La Liga,” the league Messi always played in, Ronaldo’s goal scoring record has always been better than Lionel Messi. Since Ronaldo moved to Spain, Messi has been scoring at a rate of 1.01 while Ronaldo edging out the Barcelona striker with a scoring rate of…

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    award presented to the world's best men's player. Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match in early March. A few weeks later, he surpassed Cesar Rodriguez's club-record of two hundred and thirty two goals to become Barcelona's all-time leading scorer. By the end of 2010, Lionel Messi was awarded his second FIFA Ballon D’or. By the end of 2012, Messi had accumulated an astounding ninety one goals in club and international play, excelling the eighty five…

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    coach that has modernized Jogo Bonito his name Josep Guardiola or Pep. Pep is a former Barcelona player that grew up in La Masia. La Masia is the worlds most successful youth academy in the world. Peps coaching career started in Puebla, Mexico that is where he went to school to graduate as a professional coach. Guardiola 's style of play is similar to Brazil 's style in 1958 but more intense. The former Barcelona coach is very patient with the plays it could take up to five minutes to create a…

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