PHOTO: adidas forced Messi to wear these weird boots on his birthday
Marko Djurica / Reuters
Happy Birthday Messi. Please enjoy wearing these weird-looking boots from your sponsor. This is what it would look like if a rainbow barfed all over your shoes.
Limited edition Battle Pack #F50 boot to celebrate the birthday of a #WorldCup star. Happy birthday Leo Messi! #allin pic.twitter.com/lJozL0koIQ
— adidasfootball (@adidasfootball) June 24, 2014
At least someone acknowledged it. Argentina didn't even get him a cake for his 27th birthday.
"I didn't have time for anything more than a greeting," coach Alejandro Sabella said.
Smile through the pain, Leo. Smile through the pain.
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