The fastest 'flea' in the universe

Maradona's heir, the greatest player of the decade, who won the World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium. The story of Lionel Messi is above all a tale of resilience and vindication.

He is the son of a worker and a part-time cleaner whose family was not well off. Their hopes fell to a child who was already a mini champion, but he was diagnosed with hypopituitarism, a growth hormone blockage. That story seemed over before it began, but the great little Messi never gave up. Let's listen to his story in the words of the Italian writer and journalist Roberto Saviano.