Messi - 2015 Updated Edition
More Than a Superstar
Published on 4. September 2014
304 pages
978-1-906850-82-1 (ISBN)
Description
Lionel Messi is a mesmerising talent who has continued to astound the world of football ever since assuming his role at the heart of a star-studded Barcelona side in 2004. Overcoming a career-threatening growth hormone deficiency, he has won almost everything there is to win, including an unprecedented four FIFA Ballons d'Or.
Luca Caioli draws on numerous exclusive testimonies to tell Messi's story, including his parents and extended family, his coaches, those who have played alongside him and even Messi himself.
Messi is a revealing portrait of football's most unassuming superstar, updated to include the dramatic 2013/14 season and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in which his match-winning performances finally began to win over his harshest critics - his fellow countrymen.
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Luca Caioli is the bestselling author of Ronaldo and Torres. A renowned Italian sports journalist, he lives in Spain corresponding for SKY Italia and Corriere della Sera.
Content
- Intro
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Rosario
- Chapter 2: Garibaldi Hospital
- Chapter 3: The smallest of them all
- Chapter 4: The same as always
- Chapter 5: Red and black
- Chapter 6: He was a Gardel
- Chapter 7: Size: small
- Chapter 8: Across the pond
- Chapter 9: Provisional licence
- Chapter 10: Puyol's mask
- Chapter 11: Debut
- Chapter 12: Videotape
- Chapter 13: The football is his toy
- Chapter 14: A friend
- Chapter 15: Soap opera
- Chapter 16: A breath of fresh air
- Chapter 17: Boy of the match
- Chapter 18: Difficult, very difficult
- Chapter 19: Not even a single minute
- Chapter 20: Positive discrimination
- Chapter 21: The devil
- Chapter 22: Jaw-dropping
- Chapter 23: Leo and Diego
- Chapter 24: A long career ahead of him
- Chapter 25: You have to prove it
- Chapter 26: Disappointment
- Chapter 27: An electric kid
- Chapter 28: Bronze and silver
- Chapter 29: Physical thinking
- Chapter 30: The long journey towards gold
- Chapter 31: Happiness
- Chapter 32: Third time lucky
- Chapter 33: Floods of tears
- Chapter 34: Surprise
- Chapter 35: Simply the best
- Chapter 36: A thwarted dream
- Chapter 37: Ace of cups
- Chapter 38: Hat-trick
- Chapter 39: Record
- Chapter 40: Messidependence
- Chapter 41: Barcelona
- Chapter 42: A turbulent season
- Chapter 43: History's revenge
- Career record
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
