The World's Most Heartbreaking Messi Fan Made A Jersey Out Of A Plastic Bag

Sometimes we forget how truly global soccer's reach is, how extremely footballing superstars have burrowed into the global consciousness. Then we see a picture of a toddler (here we are just guessing) Messi fan wearing a plastic bag painted to look like a Lionel Messi Argentina jersey. 

A kid in Iraq .. pic.twitter.com/ZfOEpUCNvw

— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) January 16, 2016

And our heart breaks for the lad, but also we are inspired, because thanks to the power of social media, this small Messi fan has gone viral and if the powers that be in team Messi's public relations department have anything to say about it this small child is going to get the surprise of his life.

We got DM from Leo's team. They want to know who this kid is so that Leo can arrange something for him. RT & spread https://t.co/MylJyDOpsu

— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) January 18, 2016

Don't get us wrong, normally we are against social media. We have wasted too much of our lives scrolling through our Facebook newsfeed. But if social media can help Messi reach out to that little boy and make his day/week/month/year, we will feel at least a little better about the whole thing.

(H/T CBS Sports)

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