Keep your Lionel Messi, cos we’ve got our Nanetti!

ROOKS fans used to have a chant about their manager, Steve King, just around the time the Lewes boss was leading his team to the Blue Square South championship. It went thus: “Who needs Mourinho? We’ve got Steve Kingho!”

A variation on the theme may soon be heard bellowed from the Dripping Pan rafters if King’s assessment of his newest star is anything to go by.

How about “You can keep your Lionel Messi, cause we’ve got our Nanetti!”?

King laughed as he compared his exciting young wing man to the greatest footballing talent on the planet. And possibly the greatest footballer ever to have graced the planet at that, writes Brian Pollard.

It’s quite a comparison to make for a 19-year-old making his first start for the Rooks, following his arrival from Harrow Borough recently.

FC Barcelona, after all, never felt the need to blood their Argentinian genius in the bearpit of Isthmian League football on their mutual journey towards Champions League glory.

King chuckled as he made the comment, knowing full well that these things can so often be taken wildly taken out of context:

Lionel Messi’s footballing career information and player profile.

Lionel Messi Biodata

Full Name:

Lionel Andres Messi

Date Of Birth:

June 24, 1987

Place Of Birth:

Rosario, Argentina

Lionel Messi Key Matches

Lionel Messi started his professional football playing at the age of 5 with Grandoli Football Club, where the guidance of his father. Barcelona FC got notice of Messi’s skills and then he quickly moved to Spain for Barcelona youth team. Represented the Catalan Giants in several El-Classico Derby matches against Real Madrid.

Current Status

Lionel Messi made his official debut for Barcelona on October 16, 2004 at the age of 17 against Espanyol in Spanish La Liga.

Lionel Messi Achievements

Lionel Messi won the World Soccer Young Player of the Year award in 2006 and 2007, Runner-up in World Soccer Player of the Year award in 2007, Third place in European Footballer of the Year in 2007 and runner-up in FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007.
Playing with Barcelona the team won the 2004-2005, 2005-2006 spanish primera liga(La Liga) title and 2005-2006 UEFA Champions League Trophy.

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This is the future unofficial home page of Lionel Messi, world football's greatest player.

Representing Barcelona and Argentina at club and national levels respectively, Messi is regarded as the best player in the world today. Messi has achieved unprecedented success, winning almost every personal accolade including the Ballon d'Or in 2009.

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