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.      his incredible talent , Messi has surprised the word.