In November 2022, a sports feast that has attracted worldwide attention, Qatar World Cup is being held in full swing.
In the star-studded World Cup, Messi from Argentina is undoubtedly the most shining superstar. Looking at the world football world for more than ten years, no one can match it except c Ronaldo .
Even people who don’t watch football often have more or less heard the names of these two people.
But outside football, Messi and Ronaldo have completely different lives, especially in terms of feelings.
c Ronaldo is a famous playboy in football, while Messi is a lovely man. His loyalty to love is enough to touch the world.
html When he was 9 years old, he felt confused about a girl. Later, he was even willing to be a takeover warrior. After becoming successful, he married a girl and maintained this affection until now.From then on, the love story between superstar and Cinderella has been rumored to be a good story, and the reason why Messi is so infatuated may be seen from his growth experience.
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Messi was born in an ordinary family in Argentina in 1987. He ranks third in his family, with two older brothers and a younger sister, and his father is a worker in a local steel factory.
Messi suffered a lot when he first arrived in this world. At that time, her mother was unable to give birth to him successfully due to difficult labor. In the end, the doctor had to pick him out with forceps.
This clip caused some damage to Messi's young body, causing him to encounter serious setbacks in his childhood and almost shatter his football dream.
A year before Messi was born, the Argentina team just won the 1986 World Cup championship with its wonderful performance in Maradona .
In Argentina, the football atmosphere is quite strong. Messi's father, as a senior fan, also formed an amateur football team called Grantolli.
After working, my father often takes Messi and his two brothers to play wild football near home. For Messi, this is also the only way to have fun in his childhood.
Unexpectedly, during the game, Messi's unique talent in football was demonstrated.
html When he was 05 years old, his dribbling and speed had surpassed his two brothers, and he was even better among children of the same age.
At that time, Messi especially liked to play with Lucas, a neighbor's friend. Lucas had a cousin named Antonella , who was 1 year younger than Messi and always liked to follow him, so Messi also met this little girl because of this.
The three of them happily spent the most carefree childhood together.
A year later, Messi and grandma went to watch a youth football game, but a young player was unable to attend the event, so grandma found a coach and recommended Messi to him.
Messi is a very shy child. He didn't want to play, but with his grandmother's insistence, Messi was able to participate in the game and rode on the regular football field for the first time.
Among the young players on the court at that time, Messi was the shortest, and no one paid attention to him, including the coach, just wanted him to make up his number.
Who knew that not long after the game started, Messi broke the opponent's goal with his outstanding dribbling, and his performance on the court surprised everyone. After the
game, Messi was recognized by the coach and recommended him to join the youth training camp of the very famous Newell Old Boys Club, laying the foundation for him to embark on his professional career.
It is worth mentioning that Argentine player Batistuta, known as the "God of War", also came from the Newell Old Boys Youth Training Camp. At that time, he had joined the Italian Fiorentina team with his outstanding performance and began to make his mark in the Italian Football League 1 , known as the "Little World Cup".
Practicing football is a very hard thing. Whenever you encounter difficulties in practicing football, grandma will encourage Messi and tell him that you will definitely become a great football player in the future.
Messi, who seems to be ignorantly known, has been vaguely labeled as Batistuta's successor with the support of his family.
However, a sudden accident almost ruined Messi's football path.
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1996, although the 9-year-old Messi showed his outstanding talent on the court and became the team's key training target, his height is always much shorter than his peers.
This made Messi very inferior, especially in front of his little sister Antonella, because at this time Messi had already had a vague love for Antonella, but he did not dare to say it.
On the one hand, it was because of his thin body, and on the other hand, it was because of his family. Antonella's family was relatively well-off at that time. Her father opened several chain supermarkets locally, and she was definitely a white and rich beauty.
But Messi is a poor child who grows up eating potatoes and carrots. Although Argentina produces a lot of beef and cheese, it is a luxury for Messi, who is in the developmental stage.
A year later, the club saw that Messi's height was far lower than other young players, and suggested that Messi's father take him to the hospital for a check-up. Looking at Messi, who had been depressed, his parents took him to the hospital for a physical examination. After
, the doctor told Messi's parents that Messi had a rare dwarfism . If not treated, he could only grow to about 1.4 meters at most.
The news was like a bolt from the blue, putting Messi and his family in a dilemma.
Because it takes high costs to treat this disease, and the father's salary needs to support four children, life is already difficult, but on the other hand, Messi is hope to change the fate of the family.
Messi's mother blamed herself for hurting him when she was born, and her father felt that it was because of her inability to have long-term malnutrition that Messi was underdeveloped.
The self-blame in their hearts made them firmly determined to treat Messi, so they took out all the savings from their families to start drug treatment for Messi.
In order to save money, Messi learned to inject growth hormone when he was 11 years old. However, the monthly treatment cost of thousands of dollars is still unsustainable even after borrowing all relatives and friends.
At this time, Messi's father hopes that the club can help bear some expenses. However, although the club is optimistic about Messi, it is unwilling to pay too much for a child with uncertain future.
Just in despair, Scout Tournini, who had been discovering young players for Barcelona in South America, noticed Messi and recommended him to Barcelona's technical director Rexac.
After watching Messi's game video, Rexac admired his talent very much and had a strong desire to bring him to Spain.
After he reported this situation to the team's senior management, the senior management was a little hesitant because they were not sure whether signing this short child would lose money.
Just as the senior management of Barcelona was hesitating, Messi's father took him to another team in Spain to look for opportunities. Lexac was a little panicked when he learned about it. He hurried to a restaurant to meet Messi and his son. grabbed the napkin on the bed without the consent of the senior management and drafted a contract.
agreed in this simple contract that it will not only give Messi better training, but also bear all the treatment costs of Messi.
Just like that, a napkin changed Messi's fate and also allowed Barcelona to gain a world-class legendary player.
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In 2000, 13-year-old Messi came to Spain with his father. With the dream of letting his family live a better life, he joined the youth training team of Barcelona Club .
Before leaving, he mustered up the courage to write a letter to Antonella, expressing his feelings for her, but Antonella did not have any feelings for Messi, but just treated him as a good friend.
This is the first time Messi has bravely expressed his feelings, but he has not received a response, which makes him very frustrated.
So Messi, who first arrived in Spain, did not live a good life and often hid in the corner alone, dazed and cried.
Fortunately, Brazilian player Ronaldinho , who is also a South American, extended a helping hand to him and helped him through the most difficult period.
In 2002, Messi played for Barcelona youth team, scoring 38 goals in 31 games. In the next year, he scored 35 goals in 37 games, becoming a rising star in football.
In 2004, Messi officially signed with Barcelona Club and became a professional player. He then made his debut in La Liga in October of that year.
A year later, 18-year-old Messi received a pass from Ronaldinho after three minutes of substituting on the bench on the La Liga field, and scored his first goal in his career in the 91st minute of the game.
This year, Messi also defeated Brazil in the World Youth Championship for the Argentine Youth Team. He has since won the European Golden Boy Award and was named Argentine Footballer.
From this time on, Messi is no longer the shy and inferior boy.
At the same time, Antonella, the girl Messi was thinking about, had a car accident in Argentina. Her best friend unfortunately died in the car accident, which made Antonella both scared and sad.
After Messi got the news, he immediately came to Antonella and accompanied her through this dark time. The two confirmed their relationship through close contact.
Episode 0 Messi was able to catch Antonella, which was a bit suspicious of taking advantage of others' danger, because before that, Antonella had known a boyfriend and the two had been together for three years.
However, the so-called true love is revealed in times of adversity. When Antonella was in danger, she realized that Messi's company was the best choice, and Messi didn't mind Antonella's previous boyfriend at all.
Under the nourishment of love, Messi's career has also reached its peak.
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In 2007, in the duel between Barcelona and another giant team, Real Madrid , Messi scored three goals and tied the score in one game.
In 2008, Messi won the football championship of the Beijing Olympics for the Argentine National Olympic Team.
In the 2009 season, Messi scored 38 goals in 51 games, helping Barcelona team to win the " Six-Crown ". With his outstanding performance, he beat Ronaldo to win the title of World Footballer .
At the award ceremony, Messi made a brilliant appearance with his girlfriend Antonella. The sweet love between the two was revealed to the world, and of course it also made countless Messi's female fans very sad.
Before this, Messi played football in Spain, while Antonella had been studying at Rosario National University in Argentina. Although the two were thousands of miles apart, they had always maintained a stable and good relationship.
After Messi became famous, there have always been fans who wanted to understand his love life. In order to protect his girlfriend, Messi avoided her many times. He did not make his girlfriend's identity public until he achieved brilliant results in Spain.
In 2010, Messi performed poorly in the South African World Cup and encountered a low point in his career. After Antonella learned about it, she decisively ended her studies and came to Spain to comfort Messi.
Accompanied by Antonella, Messi gradually emerged from the shadows and the two officially started a new life.
In the next few years, Messi won the FIFA Golden Ball Award for four consecutive years. This achievement is unprecedented and has never come. His achievements can even be compared with the football kings Pele and Maradona.
In 2012, Messi and Antonella's first child Thiago Messi was born. Messi was very excited and said on the social platform:
Today I am the happiest person in the world. My son was born. Thank God for the gift he gave me!
At this moment, Messi is happier than ever. Although he has won countless honors since his debut, he always puts his love for his family first.
Since then, although Messi has achieved very good results in the Barcelona club and has become the world's number one football superstar, he has suffered setbacks in the Argentina national team.
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In the world in 2014, the Argentine team led by Messi was defeated by the German team and won the runner-up in 2015 by Copa America to Chile , which made Messi feel very disappointed.
In 2016, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Copa America, a meaningful game "Centenary Copa America" was held. This was the best chance for the Argentine team led by Messi to win the championship, but it continued to be a penalty in the final. Messi was the first to take the penalty kick but kicked the ball away.
In the next game, Argentina lost to Chile team again and finished second. Messi said in an interview after the game:
My national team career has ended. I made this decision for myself. I really hope to win the championship with Argentina, but the result is not. The news of
instantly shocked the world football world. Some people felt regretful, some were sad and angry, and some people advised Messi to leave Argentina and represent the Spanish team. Because Messi came to Spain when he was a child and obtained the dual nationality of . The Spanish national team also invited Messi to join many times, but he refused because in Messi's heart, Argentina is the motherland he loved deeply.
Messi once said that if someone said he was not Espanyol , he didn't care, but if he was not Argentinian, he would feel particularly uncomfortable.
Because he loved his country too much, Messi announced his return a few months after announcing his withdrawal from the national team and called on players who were fighting abroad like him to compete for Argentina together.
Of course, Antonella also played a key role in returning to the national team, because she knew that Messi was just an impulsive decision when she was extremely disappointed.
Because she is Argentinian, her first child has chosen to become an Argentine nationality even though she was born in Spain.
In 2015, Messi welcomed his second child and also chose to become an Argentine nationality.
Although Messi came to the bustling European city at the age of 13, it is simply a paradise compared to his poor and backward hometown, Rosario , but his feelings for family and country are worthy of admiration.
After having two lovely sons, Messi also thought that he should give Antonella a stable home, but at this moment, something ridiculous happened.
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In 2016, Susie, who had won the Brazilian Miss Beautiful Butt Championship, took the initiative to express her love to Messi on a social platform and posted her sexy photos. As a supermodel, Susie has millions of fans, which caused an uproar among Messi fans.
Messi didn't care at first, but Susie then tattooed Messi's name on his buttocks and kept sending hot photos to Messi.
In desperation, Messi pulled Susie's social account to the blacklist, but Susie said that this was not Messi's original intention, but Messi's girlfriend Antonella was jealous, so she logged into Messi's account and even bombarded Antonella's character on various occasions.
At this time, Messi stood up to protect Antonella and said righteously that he personally blocked Suzi because such information disturbed his life.
This incident is Messi's only scandal, but it did not affect his relationship with Antonella, but instead made them fall in love more and more.
Shortly after this incident, Messi and Antonella's love finally came to fruition.
On June 30, 2017, Messi and Antonella held a grand century wedding in their hometown of Rosario. Many world football stars came to congratulate. Messi choked up at the wedding and said:
I have won many championships and won countless honors, but none of them are as good as the girl I liked when I was 9 years old!
Then, Messi and Antonella kissed each other affectionately in the cheers of the crowd. At this moment, Messi had been waiting silently for 21 years. His infatuation and dedication moved everyone, and thunderous applause sounded at the scene.
After marriage, Messi cared for Antonella and handed over all the salary cards worth over 100 million yuan to Antonella for safekeeping, almost spoiling her into the happiest woman in the world.
Antonella gave birth to Messi's third child, and the family of five lived a life that countless people envied.
Messi won three consecutive World Footballers. However, just when his career and family were both successful, Messi encountered the biggest crisis in his career.
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In 2018, after Barcelona's senior management replaced the team, they said that they would no longer renew their contract with Messi. In fact, they wanted to make a statement and hope that Messi could accept a half-reduce salary.
As his agent, Messi's father began to disagree with this plan and had conflicts with the club's senior management. In order to protect his father, Messi applied for leaving the team, but the team asked him to pay a penalty of 700 million euros.
The two sides became more and more troubling during the negotiations. In the end, in order not to leave the team he had played for for 20 years, Messi was forced to agree to a 75% salary reduction in the first year after the contract expired. However, although Barcelona's senior executives agreed on the surface, they later changed their minds.
In 2021, Messi's contract with Barcelona expired. At the farewell press conference, Messi lost tears and said his farewell declaration in tears, leaving the team he had played for 21 years.
At that time, Messi kept wiping his tears with a napkin. The story between him and Barcelona began with a napkin and ended with a napkin, but anyone could see Messi was reluctant to leave the team because Messi was not the kind of heartless person.
Then Messi joined the Paris Saint-Germain club in France as a free agent and embarked on his journey again, but many fans still miss Messi in Barcelona.
After the start of the 2022 World Cup, under the leadership of Messi, the Argentine team qualified as the top spot in the group and reached the top 16.
In the quarterfinals against Australia, Messi scored another key goal in a stalemate to help the team advance smoothly.
This game is the 1,000th game in Messi's career. At the age of 34, he performed perfectly in this game, allowing countless fans to see Lian Po's unaged demeanor.
World Cup is still going on. In the next game, I hope Messi will continue to work hard and win a Hercules Cup , because this World Cup may be the last one he participated in.
As a world-class star, this World Cup may be the shortest between Messi and the King of Football.
Conclusion
Looking at Messi's legendary life, from a shy boy from a poor family to a world-class football superstar, although he has encountered many setbacks, relying on his own talent and unremitting efforts, he finally achieved a counterattack. His inspirational story is admired by everyone.
As a player, Messi's love for football, his loyalty to love, responsibility to his family, and loyalty to the motherland perfectly interprets the responsibility of a good man.
Kind, low-key, restrained, focused, innocent, loyal, self-disciplined, etc. All good tags can be used on Messi, which makes people unable to refute.
Some people say that Antonella was able to meet Messi because she saved the Milky Way in her previous life, but relatively speaking, Antonella's help to Messi may be the biggest one.
Now the two have been together for 25 years. Their love begins with heart-warming, respect for talent, conformity with personality, long-term kindness, and finally character.
deeply makes us realize that only by treating our lovers around us sincerely can life be more exciting!
[Text: Bing Yifeng]
[Review: Yaxin]
