Rosario native Messi spent time in Newell’s youth system before heading to Barcelona in 2000 and starting out on a path to superstardom. He is now an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and the most ...

The Barcelona forward spent several years in the academy at Newell's Old Boys in Rosario before moving to Europe as a teenager. “You're in all of our hearts and we've never been able to watch ...

Father Lionel Messi, who was born in Rosario, spent five years at the youth academy of Newell’s Old Boys before moving to Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy at the age of 13. Messi Sr.

4. Messi joined his childhood club, Newell's Old Boys, at the age of seven, where he scored nearly 500 goals before making the move to FC Barcelona in 2000. 5. At the age of 10, Messi was ...

including Messi and Ángel Di María against a team of Newell Old Boys’ legends, who were coached by Martino. Newell’s is based in Rosario, where Martino and Messi are both from. Martino ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas joined the Argentinian club Newell's Old Boys on a ... Newell's, Lionel Messi's boyhood club ...