The route to becoming a professional footballer is a long and arduous one. The consistent knock backs and struggle to keep focused with the pressures of life make it incredibly difficult.
Few know those difficulties like Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. The Argentina winger, who won World Football of the Year for a second successive time this week, suffers from a muscle problem which stunted his growth. Many believed he would always be too small to cope with the rigours of professional football.
After starting out with Newell’s Old Boys, he moved to Barcelona, after turning down a move to Arsenal. Lionel’s parents didn’t want their son to play in England, favouring Spain.
Messi has revealed all about what it takes to become a professional footballer, and to go from a player many thought wouldn’t make it, to being wanted by Arsenal and Barcelona, to becoming the World’s best player in a revealing interview with FHM.
You can read this, plus conditioning advice from England rugby player Toby Flood, in this months brilliant addition. To top it all off, you can get £1 off FHM when you order it online. Fantastic value a truly exceptional read for those who wish to become professional footballers.
