Born in Rosario in 1987, Messi developed passion for football from early age. Joined Newell's Old Boys at age seven, scoring almost 500 goals. Diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency at age 10
Born in 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira. Started football at age eight, earning nickname "Ronaldinho". Made professional debut for Grêmio in 1998
El Clásico refers to all matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Matches have global audience of hundreds of millions. Real Madrid leads in head-to-head results with 105 wins
Born in Warsaw, started football at Partyzant Leszno. Scored 15 goals in Polish third division in 2006-07. Joined Lech Poznań in 2008, winning Ekstraklasa in 2009-10
Founded in 1899 by Swiss, Catalan, German and English footballers. Joan Gamper led club through difficult period, winning multiple titles. Club changed name to FC Barcelona under Franco's dictatorship. Won first Spanish League in 1929
Barcelona won their first Champions League title in 1992 at Wembley. Johan Cruyff's Dream Team achieved historic success with players like Laudrup and Guardiola. The team reached the final through defeating multiple opponents including Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv