BARCELONA, KOMPAS.com - Lionel Messi (23) was only scored one goal in the Champions League final against Manchester United (MU). However, the goal was to make his team back ahead, and by so re-pressing MU until finally Barca won 3-1.
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With the goal was merely puppets, Messi became man of the match and the Champions League top scorer with 12 goals. This is the third time for him to be top scorer in the Champions League last three seasons. People now see Messi stood at the top, the legend hailed as the best. However, the throne did not make Messi forget where he came. Messi was born and raised in Rosario, 300 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires. He was born with a hormonal disorder that makes her not able to grow as children age. The physical condition that made him cast out of football. According to The Mirror, on the first day of school basically, Messi is not allowed to play football by coach because his body is too small. In fact, children who rejected it would snatch the title of the world's best players, not once, but twice, and probably will increase again. "In my childhood, I was experiencing hard times due to hormonal problems," said Messi, who by his brother, Rodrigo, dubbed "flea". In 1995, at the age of eight years, demand Messi River Plate. However, River Plate could not be recruited Messi because mind paying a monthly medical expenses Messi, who reached 500 pounds, or approximately USD 7 million. Messi looks increasingly impossible to explore the wider world of football, when the club's medical team told her family that Messi can only grow as high as no more than 140 centimeters. Due to economic conditions, Messi gave his father and mother. Never mind the Messi maintenance fund, to meet the daily needs Messi and three brothers only, Jorge and Celia, their difficulties. Messi and his family circumstances do not seem to get better. Until now 12-year-old Messi, his relatives who live in Catalonia Messi register to attend the trial in Barcelona. Barcelona director at the time, Carlos Rexach, fly across the continent and have no regrets. "I called him and, as a symbolic expression (binding contract), I asked him to sign on a paper," recalls Rexach. After Barcelona agreed to guarantee all maintenance costs, Messi went to Spain with his father and enter U-14 team Barcelona in 2000. In the first match, Messi scored five goals. Now, Messi was about 170 centimeters tall and has collected five La Liga titles, three Champions League trophies, an Olympic gold medal, and according to Forbes has a fortune worth 20 million pounds, or around Rp 282 billion. However, he said, he would live normally, enjoy a breakfast of danish pastry and a cup of coffee, for example. "I like the simple life. I'm human in general. I'm driving a car provided by the club," said Messi, who now has a charitable foundation to health and education of children named "The Leo Messi Foundation". "I do not read books. It is a privilege for me to score goals. I like to celebrate with friends and teammates. I liked the activities amalku with a foundation that helps children around the world." In his biography page on the social networking Facebook, he said, "No matter how many titles, trophies, and awards, I will always be kids who grew up in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina." "I learned to walk in there so they can pursue my dream. Someone once told me, I'll never be a footballer." "Being smaller than the others made me try to be faster. Mocker, critics, and opponents have made me more determined than ever. With the support of family, I moved to Spain with the opportunity to play for Barca. This is an opportunity to be a player who always dreamed of and could I experienced, "he said.
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