Titled as GOAT, Messi refused that title

News24xx.com - Lionel Messi, Barcelona star and Argentine national player, underwent a special photo session together with a number of goats. This photo session was undertaken by Messi with PAPER, a magazine based in New York City. A bunch of goats are present at the shooting location.

The unique theme was chosen not without cause. Goat is stand for Greatest of All Time, and by his fans, Messi is categorized as GOAT -.

So, in order to get the photo cover, Messi interacts with some of goats; ranging from the goats that pose with him to the cover photo and one of the young goat who being carried by him.

"I love animals, I grew up with animals around me and they taught me a lot of things, and now we have a dog, Hulk, who is part of our family" Messi told the magazine.

Messi later also commented on the GOAT label for him. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was humbled by declaring himself the same as any other footballer. "I do not judge myself as the best, I'm just an ordinary player. In the [football] field, we are all the same when the game starts" he said.

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