Lionel Messi´s profile Full name: Luis Lionel Andrés Messi Birthday: June 24, 1987 Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina Nationality: Argentinian Other nationality: Spanish Height: 169 cm Weight: 67 kg Club: FC Barcelona Position: Forward Debut: 17 November, 2003 1) COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS Lionel Andrés Messi (be PAST SIMPLE) born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario He (be PRESENT SIMPLE) an Argentine football player He (start PAST SIMPLE) playing football at a very early age in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys From the age of 11, he hormone deficiency Lionel's parents treatment in Argentina so they Spain In the 2003-2004 season, when he (suffer PAST SIMPLE) from a (be PAST SIMPLE) unable to pay for the (decide PAST SIMPLE) to move to Barcelona, (be PAST SIMPLE) still only 16, Messi (make PAST SIMPLE) his first team debut in a friendly with Porto On May 1, 2005, he (become PAST SIMPLE) the youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi (be PAST SIMPLE) only 17 years In December 2008, Lionel Messi became the second best football player in the world and this in 2009, he (be PRESENT SIMPLE) one of the “favourites” to win the Golden Ball award 2) ANSWER A) When was Messi born? B) Where was he born? C) What does he do? D) Were his parents able to pay for a treatment in Argentina? E) Did he start to play in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys? F) Did Messi and his family move to Spain? G) How old was Lionel when he made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto? H) Is he one of the “favourites” to win the Golden Ball award? 3) MATCH What is his full name? a Luis Lionel Andrés Messi What is his position? b 169 cm Where was he born? c June 24, 1987 What is his other nationality? d Rosario, Argentina How much does he weight? e FC Barcelona How tall is he? f Forward What is his nationality? g Argentinian When was his debut? h 17 November, 2003 When is his birthday? i Spanish What is his club? j 67 kg