Lionel Messi ha vuelto a ser feliz. Y para qu jugar al f tbol si no es para ser feliz? Con cuatro Champions League, la Copa Am rica 2021, el r cord de goles de un jugador para una selecci n sudamericana y el pase al PSG, el mejor futbolista del planeta ya le hab a insuflado nueva vida a su carrera, pero ahora adem s ha conquistado el nico gran trofeo que le faltaba: la Copa del Mundo.

Para conocer y comprender a esta figura extraordinaria, Sebasti n Fest y Alexandre Juillard recorrieron el mundo: de Qatar a Brasil, pasando por Sud frica, Alemania, China, Suiza, Rusia, el Reino Unido y, por supuesto, Espa a y Argentina. Hablaron con su familia, con quienes lo vieron crecer en Rosario y Barcelona, con sus compa eros de equipo, con los responsables de su preparaci n f sica, con sus exrepresentantes y m dicos, con los periodistas que lo siguen obsesivamente y con sus rivales.

Messi nico desmenuza las razones futbol sticas que hacen de Messi un jugador nico, pero tambi n las disputas entre los agentes y la familia, algunos mitos de su historia oficial, el papel de Antonela, el pol mico manejo de su fortuna y su imagen, y esta nueva y gloriosa etapa despu s de su gran triunfo con la selecci n argentina.

Una biograf a completa y reveladora, con aspectos desconocidos e intimidades inesperadas de una vida y una carrera inigualables. Un personaje que en lo m s alto de su recorrido se ha abierto al mundo y que, por encima de todo, ha recuperado la alegr a y hoy se divierte y divierte jugando al f tbol.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Lionel Messi is happy again. Why else would he keep playing soccer? With four Champions League victories, Copa Am rica 2021, the record for goals scored for a South American national team, and a transfer to PSG, the world's best soccer player had already breathed new life into his career even before winning the last big trophy missing from his collection: the World Cup.

To learn more about and understand this extraordinary athlete, Sebasti n Fest and Alexandre Juillard traveled the world, from Qatar to Brazil, South Africa, Germany, China, Switzerland, Russia, the United Kingdom and, of course, Spain and Argentina. They spoke with family members who watched him grow up in Rosario and Barcelona, his teammates, trainers, former agents and physicians, the reporters who dog his steps, and opposing players.

Messianic analyzes the reasons that make Messi a great player, but also the disputes between his agents and his family; the myths that have become part of his official story; the role of his wife, Antonela; the controversial handling of his image and fortune; and the latest glorious phase in his career following his big win with Argentina's national team.

A complete and surprising biography that reveals new and unexpected facets of a unique life and career. A figure who, at the peak of his powers, has opened up to the world and, most important, rediscovered the joy of the game.

Messiánico: Lionel Messi: La Verdadera Historia del Mejor / Messianic: Lionel Me Ssi: The Real History of the Worlds Best - häftad, Spanska, 2023