Lionel Messi, ___ player from the South American country of Argentina, is the greatest soccer player alive today. At a young age, he ___(move) to Spain and now plays ______(profession)for the Barcelona soccer club. Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team _____(own) by his father. Even as a young boy, he did very well. But when he was 11 years old, he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much ____(tall). There was a way to help him grow more, ________his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs. So, they looked around for a soccer club ______would be able to do this for them. The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him, but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered _______ (accept) Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills. The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain. In the Barcelona soccer club, Messi was one of the best _______(play)through his teen years. Messi has surprised the world _____his incredible talent. He has led Barcelona to many victories and earned his place among the greatest players ever.