Know some unknown facts about Lionel Messi

The Dhaka Times Desk It is difficult to find people in our country who do not know Argentine player Andre Lionel Messi. Be it Argentina fans or Barcelona fans, Messi's fans never want to miss a game. Today we will present some unknown facts about Messi for those fans.

1. Andre Lionel Messi was born in Italy. His father worked in a factory and his mother was a cleaner. He was born in a poor family.

2. Messi was very shy as a child. He was the first to show anyone thought to be dumb or autistic. Her teachers suggested she see a psychiatrist.

3. When Messi was only 11 years old, growth hormone problems appeared. The cost of treatment for this problem was $900 per month which his family could not afford.

4. Messi's first contract with Barcelona was on a tissue paper. The then director of Barca, Carlos Rexach, was so impressed by Messi's talent that he wanted to sign Messi on the spot but wrote it down on tissue paper as he had no paper at hand.

5. One of the reasons for Messi's contract with Barcelona was that Barca agreed to cover the entire cost of Messi's physical growth hormone treatment. During this time, Messi's family moved from Argentina to Spain.

6. Messi was offered to play for the Spanish national team but Messi turned it down. Messi wanted to play for his country Argentina. Messi got that chance in 2004.

7. Messi has dual citizenship. One is Argentina and the other is Spain. Messi got Spanish citizenship in 2005.

8. Messi's jersey number 10 in both Barcelona and Argentina. Messi's grandmother was the inspiration behind his football talent.

9. Messi's closest friends are Deco and Ronaldinho. The interesting thing is that both of them are Brazilian star footballers. They both played in Barcelona. When Messi joined the Barca team, Deco's jersey number was 20 and Ronaldinho's was 10. Adding these two numbers is 30. So Messi chose the number 30 jersey.

Reference: dear.com