Twenty years ago Enrique Dominguez was coaching 10-year-olds at Newell’s Old Boys in Argentina when he saw Lionel Messi for the first time. He remembers it still: “He was a gift of life!”
Sitting in the empty stands of the Rosario club now as a 67-year-old, Dominguez gets emotional at the memory. “What was special about Leo was his naturalness. Leo was the natural leader of his group of companions.”
While coach Dominguez gave his 10-year-old charges instructions, Messi would listen while juggling a ball, eager to start training.
“Messi is exceptional. The best in history. He competes…
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