Former FIFA referee Carlos Chandia once confessed that he favoured Argentina superstar Lionel Messi during the 2007 edition in exchange for his jersey.

Former Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez opened up in 2018 about how he once found Lionel Messi crying in the Barcelona dressing room following their UEFA Champions League (UCL) loss against Chelsea.

When Estevao arrives, the Chelsea dressing room is going to be full of Messi ... poster in my room and and my first football kit was Messi’s Argentina kit.” The wonderfully gifted Argentina ...