{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgolden-goal-stories-of-soccer-legends.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Flionel-messi-1y_91Uko","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Lionel Messi ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c1e65ca3-25d9-4f19-a6c7-8bec290088ab/a74676c3-2899-4e04-af2b-33085f3a841e/golden-goal-web.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/89384b7d-d349-491d-b01b-add0704e6081\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Lionel Messi \" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In 2007, the two biggest soccer teams in the world met for another edition of one of soccer’s greatest rivalries: Barcelona vs Real Madrid, or El Clasico. Luckily for Barcelona, a certain tiny teenager in their starting XI took over the game and rescued the defending European champions, down a man, and out of time. How did Lionel Messi launch himself into soccer’s stratosphere, and how did he get there in the first place? Well, to put it simply: because he was so short. "}