10 YEARS AT BARCELONA-MESSI

On this day ten years ago Barcelona football club signed a player know by the name of Lionel Andres  Messi.Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, to parents Jorge Horácio Messi, a factory steel worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner.At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge.In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario. He became part of a local youth powerhouse that lost only one match in the next four years and became locally known as "The Machine of '87", from the year of their birth.At the age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with a growth harmone deficiency.Local team River Plate showed interest in Messi's progress, but were not willing to pay for treatment for his condition, which cost $900 a month.Carles Rexach ,the sporting director of FC Barcelona, was made aware of his talent as Messi had relatives  in western Catalonia and Messi and his father were able to arrange a trial with the team.Rexach, with no other paper at hand, offered Messi a contract written on a paper napkin.Barcelona offered to pay Messi's medical bills on the condition that he moved to Spain. Messi and his father duly moved to Barcelona, where Messi enrolled in the club's youth academy.On october 16,2004 Messi made his league debut for Barcelona against city rivals Espanyol.He was aged 17 years and 114 days and came on as a late substitute for Deco.On may 1,2005 Messi scored his first competitive goal for Barcelona against Albacete.He has now scored 249 league goals for Barcelona.In his lusterous career with barcelona messi has won everything :-             6- LA LIGA.                                                                                                                                           2- COP DEL REY.                                                                                                                                   2- SUPERCOPA DE ESPANA.                                                                                                               3- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.                                                                                                                     2- UEFA SUPER CUP.                                                                                                                             2- FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP.                                                                                                                 With Barcelona messi won 4 Fifa ballon d'or (2009,2010,2011,2012).Messi has won all this at mere age of 27 years and still have a long career ahead.Undoubtaly thats why he is considered as all time best player in the history of this game by many people.