10 Things You Didn't Know About Lionel Messi

1. His First Barcelona Contract Was Signed On A Napkin

FC Barcelona's Leo Messi, from Argentina, celebrates after scoring against Albacete during their Spanish League soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Barcelona won 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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On December 14, 2000, Barcelona's sporting director Carles Rexach held a meeting with 13-year-old Lionel Messi's father Jorge in an attempt to secure his son's future.

The pair signed a contract on a napkin as it was the closest thing available to a piece of paper.

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