14 years ago today a teenager called Messi joined Barcelona
Barcelona paid homage to their most famous player this morning - on the 14th anniversary of him joining the club.
Lionel Messi was 13 years old when he first signed to Barcelona in September 2000.
Sport
Newsletter
Sign up to our daily sports bulletin, delivered straight to your inbox at 5pm. Subscribers also receive an exclusive email from our sports desk editors every Friday evening looking forward to the weekend's sporting action.




