Is Messi A Cheat For Taking Human Growth Hormone?

EdenHazard10 11 years ago

Chelsea, Belgium 3 41

When Messi was a young boy he was scouted by Argentine club River Plate. The club showed lots of interest in the boy but he was so physically frail and had a hormone deficiency which they found during testing. Because of the cost of "treatment", River Plate declined to sign him and soon Messi joined Barçelona and La Masia Academy where he received Human Growth Hormone for a period of over four years. HGH is essentially steroid treatment and in many sports and countries, including the United States and the olympics "doping" is considered a serious infraction which may result in loss of medals

Yes, I understand that Messi was already showing brilliance before his treatment but I can't help but feel that he is a cheat for undergoing this genetic engineering which is unnatural . Without it he may never have become the player he is today.

In your unbiased opinion, does Messi's history of hormone treatment make him a cheat?

Edit: This was not meant to be an attack on Messi. Rather I was trying to stimulate discussion on the issue.

Comments

ramaboy10 11 years ago

Mauritius 285 6463

Nope. Not his fault they had height restrictions for Football.

tiki_taka 11 years ago

Barcelona, France 367 9768

LOL.

United_Hates_Blues 11 years ago

Manchester United, England 15 1000

This is old news, the main thing is he doesn't use it now. So I would not consider him a cheat.

raimondo90 11 years ago

Valencia, Argentina 89 2492

Hilarious how this post is a copy and paste from a post in footytube, if you can't come up with something on your own please at least give credit to the original.