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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi reacts during his team's opening round 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Antonin Thuillier/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts in disappointment Tuesday during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption

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Argentina's Lionel Messi (center) holds up his team's winning trophy following their victory against rival Brazil, marking the end of the Copa América. Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images hide caption

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Lionel Messi's biggest fan, 6-year-old Murtaza Ahmady, met the soccer superstar Tuesday, months after wearing a homemade shirt mimicking the Argentine's jersey. They're seen here in Doha, Qatar, in a meeting arranged by the organizing committee of the 2022 World Cup. The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, SC via AP hide caption

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Lionel Messi will likely have his jail sentence suspended, under Spanish law. He's seen here leaving a courthouse in Barcelona last month, followed by his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, and his brother Rodrigo Messi. Alex Caparros/Getty Images hide caption

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Argentina's Lionel Messi (bottom right) celebrates after scoring on a free kick against Team USA on Tuesday during their Copa America Centenario semifinal football match in Houston. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi, an avid Lionel Messi fan from Afghanistan, poses in a signed jersey from the Argentinian soccer great on Feb. 26. The boy's father says the media coverage led to threats toward the family. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption

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Murtaza Ahmadi, 5, is the proud new owner of a genuine Lionel Messi jersey. Earlier this year, a photo of the boy wearing a "Messi" jersey made from a plastic bag went viral. Mahdy Mehraeen/UNICEF Afghanistan hide caption

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Barcelona's Gerard Pique (left) and Neymar (wearing headband) celebrate with the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona in June. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption

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