Widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, seven-time
Ballon d'Or and six-time Golden Shoe winner, Lionel Messi, enjoyed a
record-breaking 17-year career at FC Barcelona during which time he
scored more goals, played more games, won more titles and provided more
assists than any other player in the Catalan club's history. Adored by
Barça fans, Messi reigned supreme until August 2021, when he made a
tearful farewell to a stunned global audience. Messi: The King of Camp
Nou is the definitive story of Lionel Messi's entire Barça career,
written by Jason Pettigrove, a football journalist who worked for FC
Barcelona during Messi's final years in Catalonia. Charting Messi's rise
as a hopeful 13-year-old Argentinian boy from Rosario to becoming the
best footballer in the world, Pettigrove's comprehensively researched
book features exclusive interviews with key individuals in Messi's
story - teammates, opponents, managers, agents and fellow journalists -
including: Joan Laporta, Lionel Scaloni, Victor Font, Sir Kenny
Dalglish, Jamie Carragher, Mike Phelan, Josep Maria Minguella, Horacio
Gaggioli, Tony Watt, Santi Padro and Jorge Barraza. From being signed by
Barça on a napkin to Champions League glory and becoming FC Barcelona
captain, Messi: The King of Camp Nou reveals the inside story of Leo's
remarkable reign at Barça including breaking Pelé's incredible record
for most goals scored at one club, how the longed for Copa América title
was won and how he, season-on-season, mesmerised the football world.
