On October 16, 2004, against Espanyol and wearing the number 30, a player named Leo Messi made his debut in La Liga. The rest is history. Every great story has a beginning, and Leo Messi’s with Barça ...

Now nearing the end of his professional career, Lionel Messi remains a global soccer superstar. Still, that hasn’t made him forget the beginning of his journey — his first appearance as a professional ...