{"product_id":"messi-the-king-of-camp-nou-9781902719849","title":"Messi: The King of Camp Nou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eLionel Messi is widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, having spent 17 years at FC Barcelona. He scored more goals, played more games, won more titles, and provided more assists than any other player in the club's history. Messi: The King of Camp Nou is a comprehensive book that chronicles his rise from a 13-year-old Argentinian boy to becoming the best footballer in the world. It features exclusive interviews with key individuals in Messi's story, including team-mates, opponents, managers, agents, and fellow journalists. The book reveals the inside story of Messi's remarkable reign at Barça, including breaking Pelé's record for most goals scored at one club, winning the Copa América title, and mesmerizing the football world season after season. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 December 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: St David's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidely 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—team-mates, 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 after season, mesmerized the football world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 556g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 156 x 233 x 25 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781902719849\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jason Pettigrove","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44105954099450,"sku":"9781902719849","price":15.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646115415535_book.jpg?v=1646638198","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/messi-the-king-of-camp-nou-9781902719849","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}