2065438+On September 24th, 2009, Messi was elected as the world footballer for the sixth time. In 65438+February, Messi won the Golden Globe Award for the sixth time in his career. On February 18, 2020, the Laurence World Sports Awards ceremony was held. He won the Best Male Athlete Award and became the first football player in history to win the Laurence Best Male Athlete Award.
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At the age of seven, Messi's father sent him to Newell old boys Football School. Although he is short, he has shown extraordinary talent when he played for Newell old boys Club.
At the age of 1 1, Messi was diagnosed with developmental hormone deficiency, that is, dwarfism, which would hinder his bone growth and prevent him from growing taller. Messi's dwarfism is not incurable, but the cost of injecting growth hormone is as high as $900 per month, and the family's economic conditions can't afford the treatment of Messi. Newell old boys Club, the home team, is unwilling to pay this fee for a child whose future is uncertain. The riverbed team, which once coveted Messi, also gave up the idea of "poaching" after learning about his chronic disease.
Just when Messi's family was desperate, Messi met Tournie, an important figure in his life, an unknown scout who had been looking for young players for Barcelona in South America for many years. In September 2000, Tournie took Messi, who was only 13 and only 140cm tall, to La Masia, a Barcelona youth training camp for trial training.
During the trial training, the then first-team coach Reshakit was deeply impressed by Messi's skills. He signed a contract with Messi, who is only 13 years old and suffers from "dwarfism". The contract will expire in 20 12 years, and he will bear all the treatment expenses until he reaches adulthood. With tenacious will and unremitting efforts, he finally changed his unfortunate fate.
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