www.amazon.co.uk\/Messigraphica-graphic-biography-genius-Lionel\/dp\/1781316074<\/a><\/p>\n“A joy, so beautifully presented, and so many facts, this is a true reflection of Messi, I enjoyed every moment of intently reading but also browsing through the images and it works so well in my study, i have always been an admirer of this genius and this book is so well produced it really does justice to the playing career of this footballing legend” Editor, Intouch Rugby<\/p>\n
\u201cI have never seen anyone like Leo Messi. He is a miracle from God!\u201d Arda Turan<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce they said they can only stop me with a pistol. Today you need a machine gun to stop Messi\u201d Hristo Stoichkov<\/p>\n
\u201cMessi is the Mozart of football.\u201d Radomir Antic<\/p>\n
From his childhood days kicking a ball on the streets of Rosario, Argentina, through his rise at the Barcelona academy, Messi has dribbled, dazzled and fired his way into the footballing elite. In this innovative biography, Messi\u2019s genius is explored and celebrated like never before: striking infographics illustrate the brilliance of his performances in football’s greatest occasions, illuminate his pitch coverage and ball skills, as well as, his outstanding goal-scoring feats \u2013 no man has scored more goals in a calendar year.<\/p>\n
Messi\u2019s talent, athleticism and eye for the game are showcased against his teammates, rivals and footballing legends. Analysing his years under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola, the overarching shadow of fellow Argentine great Maradona and his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo, Sanjeev Shetty charts Messi\u2019s rise into a player revered in equal parts for the goals he scores and the ones he creates. Through infographics, photography and analysis, Messigraphica reveals the genius of Barcelona\u2019s greatest like never before.<\/p>\n
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Sanjeev Shetty has covered sport for the BBC for nearly twenty years as a writer, broadcaster and producer. For the past decade, he has dedicated his time to the corporation\u2019s international services, on both television and radio. He is the author of No Middle Ground, also published by Aurum Press, which chronicles the rivalries that existed between the British boxers Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn and Michael Watson. He lives in Cheshire with his wife Laura and their two sons Rafael and Ruben. Sanjeev is available for interview, comment and other publicity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Father’s Day Treat! MESSIGRAPHICA A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF THE GENIUS OF LIONEL MESSI By Sanjeev Shetty Aurum Press \u00a320.00 | Hardback Amazon >> www.amazon.co.uk\/Messigraphica-graphic-biography-genius-Lionel\/dp\/1781316074 “A joy, so beautifully presented, and so many facts, this is a true reflection of Messi, I enjoyed every moment of intently reading but also browsing through the images and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[22462,12845,22597,22598,22596],"class_list":["post-324000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clubs","tag-biography","tag-graphic","tag-lionel","tag-messi","tag-messigraphica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}