Messi

The updated edition of Luca caioli's brilliant biography of Barcelona star Lionel Messi, now covering the 2018/2019 season. From the bestselling author of ronaldom and Neymar. Prolific, cool-headed and unerringly consistent, Lionel Messi is one of the most revered footballer in history. But did you know that his transfer to Barcelona was first agreed on a Paper napkin? Or that an X-ray of his hand was to thank for identifying his growth hormone deficiency? And do you know why he refused to collect his first ever champions League winner’s Medal? Find out all this and more in Luca Caioli’s classic portrait of a footballer icon, featuring exclusive interviews with those who know him best and even Messi himself.

Luca Caioli is the bestselling author of Messi, Ronaldo, Pogba and Mbappe. A renowned Italian sports journalist, he lives in Spain corresponding for SKY Italia and Corriere della Sera. Cyril Collot is a French journalist and the author of a number of books about French football. He works for the OLTV channel where he has directed several documentaries about football.