Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will celebrate his 27th birthday on Tuesday June 24.
Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, to parents Jorge Horácio Messi, a factory steel worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner.
Messi thought to be one off the most gifted players to have ever played the game has turned football into a art with his brilliant footwork.
