Khadija Ejaz's Lionel Messi

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The bibliography “Lionel Messi” was written by Khadija Ejaz and it was about Leo Messi’s GHD or growth hormone divinity. When Leo Messi was a boy, he had to get daily injections to help replace the hormones he was not able to produce. The injection to help Messi’s GHD costed 1,000 dollars a month and Messi’s parents could not afford to pay such a large amount of money due to them living in poverty. When Messi’s parents had run out of options to pay for his injections, they turned to Messi’s talent for help. Messi’s incredible talent at soccer allowed him to be signed to play for Barcelona, Spain and they would pay for Messi’s GHD injections.

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