Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina on June 24th, 1987.
At the age of 5 he started playing for a club named Grandoli. In 1995 he started playing for Newell's Old Boys. But sadly when he was 11 he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Portugal on February 5th, 1985.
Ronaldo started playing the sport because his father was an equipment manager for a local club called Andorinha. When Ronaldo turned 15 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, he was benched for a while bute he made a recovery and continued to play.
Diego Maradona was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Octber 30th, 1960.
Maradona grew up in a household of 10 people including his mother and father. His father was a brick layer that struggled to provide for his family, but they got along. At the age of 9 Maradona had learned to play soccer, he joined his first club called Little Onion and played 140 matches for them.
Ronaldinho was born in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on March 21st, 1980.
At a very young age Ronaldinho saw his older brother playing soccer and when he saw him play it inspired him to take this sport seriously. He spent most of his childhood training with his brother in a relatively poor neighbourhood.
Johan Cruff was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 25th, 1947.
When Cruyff turned 10 he joined Ajax soccer club and played for them until he was 17 which then he joined the senior team and helped Ajax win multiple trophies.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento also known as Pele was born in Três Corações, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil on October 23, 1940.
Named after Thomas Edison and nicknamed "Dico," Pelé moved with his family to the city of Bauru as a young boy. He fell in love with the sport at a young age.
Ronaldo de Lima was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 18th 1976.
Ronaldo grew up in a poor part of Rio de Janeiro but still kept playing for a club called Social Ramos Club. Two years after he played for his neighbourhoods club he started playing for a youth team in the brazilian leauge.