Messi's home town is Dakar start point

The 2014 Dakar Rally will begin Jan 5 in Rosario, the Argentinean city where football star Lionel Messi was born, and will end Jan 18 in Valparaiso, Chile, organisers announced in Paris.

The 2014 Dakar Rally will begin Jan 5 in Rosario, the Argentinean city where football star Lionel Messi was born, and will end Jan 18 in Valparaiso, Chile, organisers announced in Paris.

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But the real novelty of next year's rally is that part of the route will take competitors into Bolivia, making it the 28th country to host the legendary off-road endurance race, reports Xinhua.