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- ISBN 9781782552901
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 20 Nov 2025
- Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Lionel Messi is often called the best player of all time. He holds 46 titles, including one World Cup and four European Champion League titles and eight Ballon d’Ors, the highest individual honor in soccer. In 2024, he won Major League Soccer’s MVP award. But who is the player behind these impressive stats? What makes Lionel Messi so great? Take a dive into Messi’s background -- his beginnings as a youth player, his struggles to reach the top, and even his thoughts on his soccer career. Read this amazing story of a player who has had a momentous -- and no doubt lasting -- impact on the Beautiful Game.
The Lionel Messi Story is the perfect book for any Messi and football fan!
Luciano Wernicke was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Salvador, and he is a professor of Sport History and Soccer History at the Instituto Universitario River Plate. In 2019, Luciano was the assistant to the Costa Rica National Soccer team manager. He has written 25 books on soccer, including Unforgettable Soccer and Why Is Soccer Played Eleven Against Eleven?, and his books have been translated into several different languages.
