As Lionel Messi has grown more adult, so has his hair. Except for that blonde thing a while back. We'll get to that. Anyway, Messi's hair and beard have gradually mutated from a clean-shaven, moppy-haired boyish look to a bearded, crew-cutted mannish look. Let's take a look at how this transformation came about:
1993: Little Messi Mop
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2005: Larger But Still Not Very Big Messi Mop
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2006 World Cup: Ooh It's Getting Long
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2007: Oh Wow It's Getting Really Long
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2009: It's Short Now
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2010 World Cup: It's A Mop Again
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Post-2010 World Cup: It's Short Again
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2016: Extremely Dapper For The Copa America Centenario
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Post Copa America Centenario: Look We All Have Our Phases
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Present Day: Close Cropped With A Beard
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