Football Striker of Barcelona and Argentina Lionel Messi
Intends issuing biography includes testimonies a number of his team-mates and
rivals, too, next to prominent figures from the world of football, including
Joseph Blatter, president of the International Federation of Football
Associations (FIFA), and President of the Union of European Football
Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini.
And the institution that bears the name of the book
announced that Messi will also include testimonies of former coach Pep
Guardiola for the player, and to be launched for sale next year in 50 countries
in different parts of the world.
Messi wants to print a million and a half million copies of
his autobiography, in principle, noting that the book will consist of about 300
pages mention the star nicknamed "The Flea" to stations scattered in
his next game with either Barca or Argentina.
It also will be included in this biography also interviews
conducted exclusively with Messi, and it is expected to be promoted
particularly in Argentina because they are the birthplace of the star football,
and Spain because it is the country in which he resides, and next to Brazil
because it will host the 2014 World Cup.
On the other hand, Brazilian Barcelona striker Neymar
described his team-mate Lionel Messi as the backbone of the team, adding that
he hoped to recover quickly from injury to the importance of his presence in
the Catalan squad.
Neymar said during the program hosted by "World of
Messi" broadcast on the Argentine channel, "DX": I am sad for
the absence of Messi, because he is like the backbone of the team, and his
presence on the field gives us confidence that we will win over the opponent at
any moment.
The Brazilian's promising added that he loves Barcelona
since childhood, and He is encouraging Barca and its stars such as Xavi,
Ronaldinho, Messi, Iniesta, saying: I feel like I'm in another world since
joining the team, because I was playing next to these stars, and I live with
them different feelings inside and outside the stadium.
Neymar moved to praise his artistic director, Tata Martino,
stressing that featured coach and a wonderful person, and talking to me like
the rest of the players on how to move inside the stadium, he gives us complete
freedom in exercises and games.