"The Argentinian national team is world-renowned, so, naturally, we could not forget about such an important event as the birthday of its captain," said Sports Minister of the Moscow Region Roman Teryushkov.
16 June 2018, 13:21 GMT
According to the official, Lionel Messi, who celebrates his thirty-first birthday on June 24, will receive a strange, but valuable, gift from the Moscow region — a copy of the FIFA World Cup made from traditional Russian Gzhel ceramics.
Meanwhile, Argentina is struggling in group D after its 1:1 match against Iceland, in which Messi failed to score on a penalty. The team will play against the leader of the group, Croatia, on Thursday and against Nigeria on June, 26.
