3. My player is Luis Lionel Andrés Messi, He is often called Messi!

4. Lionel Andreus Messi is an Argentine footballer, He plays for FC Barcelona and also the Argentina national team.

5. He was born in 24 June 1987 In Rosario, Argentina. His position in football is Forward/Winger. His parents: Andreus Messi, he is a factory worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, and she is a part-time cleaner. When Messi was five he started playing football for Grandoli, a club coached by his father Jorge. At the age of 11, Primera División club River Plate has shown interest in Messi's playing, but they did not have enough money to pay for the medical treatment it cost $900 a month. But when Messi played for Barcelona and Barcelona was watching him play, they covered his medical bills and Messi’s family picked to move to Spain.Primera DivisiónRiver Plate

6. Lionel Messi Does great moves in the field! One of the things is that he is a very good aimer! He passes the ball to his team and he shoots great! He also takes his space, he spreads out and he is fast, he is also very accurate this video is Messi playing and shooting goals.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZnUr8l cqjo

7. I like to watch Messi because he is a great player! He surprises the people like when he shot at the last minute when it was Argentina VS. Brazil he got lucky and a lot of people talk about him they say how good he is. When I see him play and loose it doesn’t really affect him, and when he wins he congratulates the other team and he makes them feel good! That’s called friendship and everyone should do that!

8. If I could ask Messi three questions I would ask him: “Do you get nervous while playing football? ” I would ask this question because if I play or present in front of a lot of people I do something wrong. “Who encouraged you to play football and what would you do since they have helped you in your career?” I always have people that encourage me on something and sometimes I really like that they encouraged me, so I want to know who changed Messi’s life.. And… “At which age are you planning to retire in football?” Messi is a great player and I bet that his fans don’t want him to stop playing football.

9. Bibliography: Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi http://www.lionel-messi.eu/biography.htm http://www.biography.com/articles/Lionel-Messi-555732

10. Pictures: http://jegans.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/lionel-messi- diego-maradonas-successor/ http://germanfootballteam.com/2010/06/germans- eager-to-tame-vibrant-messi/ http://footiewallpaper.com/lionel-messi-best-wallpaper/ http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/ronaldo- and-messi-favorites-for-golden-ball- award/2008/10/22/1224351297569.html