Messi - F.C. Barcelona

Lionel Messi is a legend - Barcelona's star player and the world's best footballer. But, when he was young, he was so small tha this friends would call him 'Little Leo' and coaches were worried he wasn't big enough to play. Yet, through bravery, talent and hard work, he proved them all wrong

About the author

Matt Oldfield is an accomplished writer and the editor-in-chief of football review site Of Pitch and Page . Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports writer and the author of biographies on Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger and Rafael Nadal.

Summary

`The Barcelona fans were already standing - they had seen the things that Lionel could do with the ball at his feet.'

Foreword

Follow legendary footballer Lionel Messi's journey from the playground to the pitch - updated edition.

Product details

• Authors: Ultimate Football Heroes, Matt Oldfield, Matt & Tom Oldfield, Tom Oldfield, Oldfield Matt, Oldfield Tom
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781786064035
• ISBN: 978-1-78606-403-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 145 g
• Series: Heroes; Ultimate Football Heroes
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Soccer, Interest age: from c 9 years, Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage), Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories