Lionel Messi is unique among athletes in that there are lots of people who think it's totally worth getting arrested just to be a little nearer to him. American sports don't see near the amount of fans running on to fields that soccer does, especially in regards to Messi. One young fan appeared to have made the most of his pitch-invaderdom following Barcelona's game against Malaga, hugging Messi and ending up with a game-worn Messi jersey.
And then the security guards decided to keep the Messi jersey for themselves.
From Diario AS:
Leo Messi made it a dream day for one young fan at La Rosaleda when he handed his jersey to the boy who had run on to the pitch after Barcelona’s 1-2 win in Malaga. 15 year-old Kevin was removed from the field of play by security at the stadium after he ran onto the pitch and, according to a neighbour who posted on Facebook, security took Messi’s no.10 shirt and kept it for themselves: “Security at La Rosaleda took the jersey, they have no right, how can they take away a boy’s dream from him like that?”
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Pitch Invader Gets Messi Jersey
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