Messi's Near-Miss: River Plate or Barcelona, Fo' Shizzle?

Yo, check it, Messi, that lil' football wizard, almost cruised to River Plate from his OG squad, Newell’s Old Boys. Started ballin’ at seven, but faced some growth hormone drama. Newell’s was like, ‘We gotchu,’ but then flaked hard. Barcelona swooped in to save the day, but Newell’s played tough, leavin’ Messi dreamin’ of home sweet home.