mo4ch:> 'We are going to kill him' - Messi's cousin reveals Barca star's brutal introduction to football | Mo4ch News

The Argentine attacker found a way to thrive against much bigger and fiercer competition from a young ageLionel Messi's cousin Maxi Biancucchi has given some interesting insight into how the Barcelona star found a way to cope with his smaller size from a young age. Despite his relatively small stature, Messi has become a legend for club and country over the past 15 years winning a record six Ballon d'Ors in the process. The now 32-year-old has never let any lack of height stop him on the pitch with his cousin revealing that even as a child, Messi never shied away from taking on those who were bigger and meaner than him.Editors' Picks"In the neighbourhood he played with us, we were bigger than him, and they told us: 'Crazy, get him out because we are going to kill him.' They wanted to hit him, but he put up with it," Biancucchi told Ataque Futbolero via Ole. "When he was eight or nine, I would get up early on Saturdays to watch him play and he'd d…