PHOTOS: Lionel Messi to wear custom rainbow-colored boots against Manchester City

When you have the skills of Lionel Messi, you could probably wear a pair of cowboy boots and still bamboozle even the best defenders the game has to offer.

But these - which will be used by the diminutive Argentine in Barcelona's Champions League match against Manchester City on Tuesday - are just so much cooler:

When one of the world's largest manufacturing companies is designing an exclusive pair of cleats for you, it's safe to say things are going pretty well.

Here's a better look at the flashy new kicks:

[H/T: Who Ate All The Pies]