Ultimate Football Heroes: Messi

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Matt & Tom Oldfield, Ultimate Football Heroes

• Publisher: Dino Books
• eBook ISBN:
  9781786068378
• Year: 2017

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Discover the World Cup 2026 superstar's incredible journey. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.

Name: Lionel Messi
Nationality: Argentina
Hero Rating: 95

Lionel Messi is a legend. He started his football career at the age of 5 at Grandioli Football Club, with his supergoals catching the attention of fans who compared him to the great Maradonna. But when he was young he was so small that his friends called him 'Little Leo' and coaches worried he wasn't big enough to compete.

Discover how the tiny boy from South America used his bravery, talent and hard work to prove them wrong, winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 and becoming the first footballer in history to win eight Ballon d'Or trophies, fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming the greatest of all time. Updated edition with brand new content featuring Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup win.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• TITLE PAGE
• DEDICATION
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• CHAPTER 1: TREBLE TIME
• CHAPTER 2: JORGE’S DREAM
• CHAPTER 3: FIRST STEPS
• CHAPTER 4: GRANDOLI
• CHAPTER 5: FAMILY FUN
• CHAPTER 6: NEWELL’S
• CHAPTER 7: LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
• CHAPTER 8: GROWING PROBLEMS
• CHAPTER 9: THE BARCA DEAL
• CHAPTER 10: DIFFICULT EARLY DAYS
• CHAPTER 11: BOUNCING BACK
• CHAPTER 12: BRIGHT START
• CHAPTER 13: AN AMAZING SUMMER
• CHAPTER 14: ‘THE NEW MARADONA’
• CHAPTER 15: OLYMPIC GOLD
• CHAPTER 16: THE TREBLE
• CHAPTER 17: ‘FALSE NINE’/BALLON D’OR
• CHAPTER 18: MESSI VS RONALDO
• CHAPTER 19: GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
• CHAPTER 20: ANTONELLA AND THIAGO
• CHAPTER 21: CHANGES
• CHAPTER 22: ARGENTINA
• CHAPTER 23: MSN
• EXTRACT FROM ‘ANDRÉS INIESTA’
• LIONEL MESSI HONOURS
• GREATEST MOMENTS
• PLAY LIKE YOUR HEROES
• TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
• COPYRIGHT
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