¿Quién es Lionel Messi?

Part of Who HQ Now

Illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
Translated by Yanitzia Canetti
$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Penguin Workshop
36 per carton
On sale Feb 11, 2025 | 978-0-593-88817-9
Age 8-12 years
Sales rights: World
Learn about Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi and his incredible athletic career in this book from Who HQ Now, the series featuring the trending topics and news makers of today.

Lionel Messi is one of the world's most celebrated soccer players. By the age of four, Lionel was already playing with his father and brothers. When Barcelona club director Carles Rexach watched thirteen-year-old Messi play in October 2000, he signed him immediately, and before he knew it, the entire Messi family was moving to Spain. Since then, Messi has gone on to achieve greatness in the sport, including winning the U-20 World Cup in 2005 and the World Cup in 2022. With his move to the United States and Inter Miami in 2023, he broadened his fan base even more. Off the field, Lionel is a philanthropist who started the Leo Messi Foundation, which donates money to children's hospitals in Argentina and Spain. Learn all about Lionel Messi and his fantastic career in this exciting new book—now in Spanish!

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Learn about Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi and his incredible athletic career in this book from Who HQ Now, the series featuring the trending topics and news makers of today.

Lionel Messi is one of the world's most celebrated soccer players. By the age of four, Lionel was already playing with his father and brothers. When Barcelona club director Carles Rexach watched thirteen-year-old Messi play in October 2000, he signed him immediately, and before he knew it, the entire Messi family was moving to Spain. Since then, Messi has gone on to achieve greatness in the sport, including winning the U-20 World Cup in 2005 and the World Cup in 2022. With his move to the United States and Inter Miami in 2023, he broadened his fan base even more. Off the field, Lionel is a philanthropist who started the Leo Messi Foundation, which donates money to children's hospitals in Argentina and Spain. Learn all about Lionel Messi and his fantastic career in this exciting new book—now in Spanish!