''I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi'' Diego MaradonaFULLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE 2022 WORLD CUP TRIUMPH & MESSI''S TRANSFER TO INTER MIAMI As Lionel Messi raised the World Cup triumphantly into the air, the world watched on in awe. Messi''s final peak conquered; his final dream achieved. It was the fairy tale ending to a glittering career. Yet despite delivering Argentina their third World Cup, Messi''s time at Paris Saint-Germain came to a dramatic conclusion, and Miami awaited the Argentinian legend.Guillem Balagué has had unprecedented access to Messi''s inner circle including the player himself: his coaches, team-mates and family. From tracing the origins of Messi''s precocious talent in Rosario, Argentina, to chronicling his peerless seventeen-season career at Barcelona, and his tumultuous Parisian adventure, Guillem takes us behind-the-scenes of Messi''s World Cup triumph and his long-desired move to the MLS. This is an epic, authoritative and compelling account of an enigmatic footballing genius.''I can tell my grandkids one day that I coached Lionel Messi'' Pep Guardiola