SI.com - Writers - Gavin Hamilton: Yet another injury to talented Messi is alarming - Tuesday March 11, 2008 11:51AM

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Joe Walsh For Ex-Vice-President News
Published 3/11/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Gavin Hamilton of Sports Illustrated says the recurring injuries of Lionel Messi are potentially very disturbing. Questions need to be asked about his health as a young boy and how he was treated. I have heard whispers of the "S" word - steroids. ...

“Red Square could live up to its name this year”
Published 3/12/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League, La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup & more
... Gavin Hamilton (Sports Illustrated) questions Lionel Messi’s recurring injury nightmare. “Messi’s medical history is already complicated, having moved to Barcelona with his family at the age of 13 because the club agreed to fund a course treatment to overcome a growth-hormone deficiency. That Messi become a professional footballer at all is something of a miracle, let alone one to be compared with Diego Maradona.” ...

Sven Will Save Thierry from Sad, Gloomy Barcelona, Promises Sunny Beaches of Manchester
Published 3/18/2008 by badly drawn boykins at Unprofessional Foul
... And Henry isn't the only one in a funk at Barcelona. Knocking off Celtic in the Champions League turned out to be rather pyrrhic, with Leonel Messi going down in the first half with a torn thigh muscle again, raising questions about his long-term health. And former wonderboy ...