Video: 10-year-old Messi showcasing his skills before he joined Barcelona to become a superstar

A clip of Lionel Messi shambling defences at the young age of just 10-year-old.

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is definitely one of the greatest players of all time to have ever graced the pitch, and his magic on the pitch is known by all most every other football fan in the planet.

But, very few had seen him with the ball when he was a determined young kid in Argentina, playing for his local Newell's Old Boys, an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe, or when he was enrolled into Barcelona’s iconic youth academy, La Masia.

If it wasn’t for Barcelona, Lionel Messi’s career would have perhaps turned out different, but then again, if it wasn’t for Lionel Messi, probably the team wouldn’t have achieved the same heights that they did.

Today Messi leads the Catalan team to an intense La Liga encounter against arch-rivals Real Madrid at their home, the Santiago Bernabeu. All eyes will be set on the Argentine and his team who will be looking for nothing less than a win against the Whites.

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