Oguntolu Kamaldeen
3 min readJun 18, 2023
Greenwinch

Lionel Messi, The Rise of Football Lord.

Five decades back, who dreamt Lionel Andres Messi Cuccitini of Rosario would immerge "ori tio ba de ade inu agogo ide nio ti wa"

Playing football on the watery dirty pitches of Rosario to been a lord of it throughout the whole globe "Irin ajo eda laye oun gbogbo lowo ori"

His journey of thousand miles started when he was at the age of 4 when he joined Grandoli and his father as the instructor and with his maternal grandmother, Celia who always be with him at home and training.

Lionel Messi speed up to join Newell's Old Boys which was his favorite Club and had very entertaining moments with the Club for 6years and poached opponents net with 500 goals.

Briefly, his future as a professional player was threatened when he clocked age 10, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency and none of his neighboring Clubs was eager to help "Ajimobi o kan tia nu"

As Messi Family had relatives in Catalonia they sought to arrange a trial with Barcelona.
Though Charly Rexach's approach to signing him was faulted by the board of directors since it violated the European Clubs regulations to sign foreign players.
Delinquent a prove of commitment was given to Messi by Rexach with no other paper at hand, offered on a paper napkin "Value attract like magnet"

Year after, his family relocated to Barcelona in order to be with who no one of them could predict is the Merlin of their family.

Fast to year 2003/04 his fourth year with Barcelona, Messi rapidly progressed through the Club's ranks, debuting for youth teams in a single campaign after wonderful international pre-season competitions with the Juveniles B, he played only one official match with the team before being promoted to the Juvenile A.

At a look when Messi clocked age 16, he made his first team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friendly against Jose Mourinho's Porto on 16 Nov, 2003.

A friend but a senior to him vouched for him that he seer Lionel Messi going to be better than him and make memories, Ronaldinho soothsay and it came true.

Best for him on 4 Feb, 04 he signed his first professional contract which lasted until 2012.

At an instance, whole Barcelona began a gradual decline and Lionel Messi established himself as one of the best players in the world during the year 2006-07 campaign. Already a idol to the Cules with what he achieved with the Club.

Lionel Messi's journey has a player with Barcelona was with tremendous awards and honors with exceptional love by Cules.

A move to Paris Saint-German has attributed with honors and glorious awards too "Ibo leerin gbe ti won oni mo pe eerin gbe be"

A new trade journey started with Inter Miami since the Club procure him for his Service.