Three Reports Reveal Messi's Early Days at Barcelona: Club Nearly Passed on Him Due to His Height

Recently released documents from Barcelona's La Masia academy show that one of the coaches monitoring Messi urged the club in a report not to sign him because of his height and physique.

The recently released documents from Barcelona's football academy (La Masia) show that one of the coaches who monitored him, in a report, asked the club not to sign a contract with him due to his height and physique.