Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi is a notoriously apathetic fellow, but apparently even he can be impressed on the rare occasion. This is exactly what happened on Tuesday after a video of six-year-old Iranian boy Arat Hosseini went viral.
Hosseini, already an internet sensation who documents his athletic feats on social media, donned Messi's #10 Barcelona jersey and proceeded to perform a series of fancy moves capped off by a scissor kick for a goal.
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And it paid off in a major way.
This time, it was Messi rising to cheer.
"I see a lot of talent in this video clip. With a lot of class. A big hug from me," the soccer megastar responded on Instagram.
Barcelona's social media team also commended the young phenom, sharing his video on the team's official Instagram page.
