How Lionel Messi's record-breaking Barcelona career might never have come to be - The Independent
The Independent | How Lionel Messi's record-breaking Barcelona career might never have come to be The Independent Back in the summer of 2005, an 18-year-old Lionel Messi was still wondering how to make his way into professional football, and whether Barcelona was the right place to get his foot in the door. Messi had only been a fringe player in the 2004-05 season ... Barcelona clash has special meaning for Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino 'Messi Almost Joined This Club In 2005' 'It was so close': Pochettino's and Messi's sliding doors moment |