He's the GOAT to millions of soccer fans, dazzling the world for decades with his thrilling left-footed scoring kicks and winning his first World Cup for his homeland Argentina in 2022. Now, at age 36, Lionel Messi has brought his thrilling play to America to lead Major League Soccer's Inter Miami team. The Little Boy from Rosario rose from humble roots to win 10 La Liga titles for Barcelona and take home seven Ballon d'Or trophies as the world's best soccer player. In the twilight of his extraordinary career, Messi takes his talents to Miami, packing U.S. stadiums with the Messi faithful who flock to get a glimpse of No. 10, the greatest to ever play the game. A360/Turnpike Books takes you inside his remarkable life with action-packed photos and an intimate look at his life as a devoted family man.
MESSI • THE GOAT COMES TO AMERICA
1 ABOVE THE REST • LIONEL MESSI, THE GREATEST PLAYER TO EVER ROAM THE PITCH, ROSE FROM HUMBLE ROOTS TO BECOME A ONE-NAMED GLOBAL LEGEND, AND NOW TAKES HIS OTHER WORLDLY TALENTS TO MIAMI
2 THE LITTLE BOY FROM ROSARIO • HE BEGAN HIS REMARKABLE LIFE SHORT IN STATURE, BUT YOUNG LIONEL MESSI’S ATHLETIC GIFTS SOON MADE HIM LARGER THAN LIFE
3 THE LOYAL CHAMPION • MESSI HELPED TURN BARCELONA INTO A EUROPEAN POWERHOUSE CLUB AND PLACED HIM FIRMLY IN THE PANTHEON OF SOCCER ROYALTY
4 BRINGING THE CUP HOME • AFTER YEARS OF FUTILITY ON SOCCER’S BIGGEST STAGE, MESSI EMERGED FROM DIEGO MARADONA’S SHADOW TO WIN HIS FIRST WORLD CUP
5 MESSI BY THE NUMBERS • OF THE LONG LIST OF RECORDS SET BY THE LEGEND, THESE ARE 10 OF HIS MOST REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
6 FAMILY MAN • HE’S WEALTHY BEYOND MEASURE AND ADORED BY MILLIONS OF FANS BUT THE SHY SUPERSTAR REALLY CRAVES PEACEFUL TIME WITH HIS LOVING WIFE AND THREE ADORABLE BOYS
7 A NEW BEGINNING • AFTER A DISAPPOINTING STINT AT PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN AND FLIRTING WITH BIG SAUDI CONTRACT OFFERS, SOCCER’S GREATEST PLAYER CHOSE SUNNY FLORIDA AND THE MLS TO PLAY OUT HIS GOLDEN YEARS
8 MESSI MANIA • FROM FANS GETTING TATTOOS OF THEIR HERO TO BEAUTIFUL MURALS DEPICTING HIS PLACE AMONG SOCCER’S DEITIES, THE SUPERSTAR UNITES FOOTBALL LOVERS IN INSPIRING WAYS
Messi - The GOAT Comes to America
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