BUENOS AIRES: The statue of Lionel Messi in Buenos Aires has been vandalized again — this time the Argentine hero was cut off at the ankles between Sunday night and Monday (Tuesday in Manila) morning.

Messi’s boots still chased a ball on the plinth while the severed body was pushed to the ground and left lying there.

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