Messi-fy Your Knowledge: Fun Facts About Why You Shouldn’t Challenge Lionel Messi
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Thiago Messi’s Newell’s Old Boys contract made headlines worldwide, and it was signed just days after his birth—to be precise, less than a week after his birth. The move was clearly a lighthearted one, but it got people talking.
The club likely wanted to pay homage to Lionel Messi’s roots, but the publicity was undoubtedly a nice bonus. Hats off to former manager Gerardo Martino and the then-club chairman Guillermo Llorente for their creativity. Who knows, maybe we’ll see Thiago play for the club in the future.
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