Bibliograph

Lionel Messi, legendary soccer player, Kate Shoup

Type

Label

Lionel Messi, legendary soccer player, Kate Shoup

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lionel Messi

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kate Shoup

Series statement

At the top of their game

Sub title

legendary soccer player

Summary

Soccer star Lionel Messi is one of the most famous and highest-paid athletes in the world, but it wasn't always that way. This biography traces Messi's footsteps from his middle-class neighborhood in Rosario, Argentina, to the soccer fields of Europe. Readers will learn of his introduction to a game that would make him rich, his early promise despite his small stature, the medical crisis that nearly derailed his career, and his move from home at thirteen to train in faraway Spain. Vivid photographs and sidebars that detail his distinguished career take readers on a fascinating journey. Along the way, readers will discover the secrets of Messi's success and what's next for the soccer star

Target audience

adult

Classification