"From another galaxy... and from my neighbourhood," declares a freshly painted mural of Lionel Messi in the Argentinian town where he was born 34 years ago. The mural covers one end of a four-story apartment building in the La Bajada neighbourhood of Rosario where the star lived as a child, and faces the primary school he attended. The 14m-high, 8m-wide artwork unveiled recently depicts a bearded, shirtless Messi, and the smaller figure of the player as a child juggling a ball. Aerial view of a giant mural depicting Argentinian football star Lionel Messi upon its unveiling in Rosario, Argentina. One boot is black and the other gold, depicting the record six Golden Shoes Messi has won as top scorer in Europe.

Source: The Star July 04, 2021 09:33 UTC