10 Things You Didn't Know About Lionel Messi

3. He Shares His Birthplace With Che Guevera

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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Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, the same place as the Argentinian Revolutionary. The pair were also born in the same month.

Lionel still owns a home in Rosario (pictured).

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