Argentina soccer idol, Lionel Messi, marked his 27th birthday on Tuesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The birthday boy, Lionel Andres Messi Cuccitini or Lionel Messi as he is better known, is unlikely to have overdone the festivities when he celebrated his 27th birthday on the eve of Argentina’s game against Nigeria.
The talented forward has made the difference in both of his team’s outings so far and remains highly motivated to impress on Brazilian soil.
Despite amassing a vast array of trophies with Barcelona, Messi has been relatively starved for success on the international stage, winning just the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Netherlands 2005, and Olympic gold at Beijing 2008.
Meanwhile, Adidas presented Messi with a special pair of boots on his birthday and he is expected to wear it for only one day.
The new boots are a combination of Messi’s last Samba F50 boots and the Battle Pack variation that he has been wearing in this World Cup.
They bear the same pattern but are much colourful than the white, black and blue pair that Messi has scored twice in at this World Cup.
Messi will only wear the boots in training on Tuesday and that’s it.
He will return to the Battle Pack F50 for Argentina’s final group stage match against Nigeria on Wednesday.
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