Just over a month to go since the 2022 World Cup comes to a thrilling end in Qatar as the Argentina emerge victorious France in the midst of joyful scenes resounding around the world.
That is the important nature of watching Lionel Messi finally raising the most prestigious award in football caused fans to begin flocking to pay their respects to the Argentina captain, with fans from all over the world paying their respects. by any means possible.
One of the most extraordinary tributes appeared recently in the cornfields of Los Condores in central Cordoba, Argentina, where a farmer used his crops to create a giant portrait of the hero. won the World Cup of his country.
Farmer Maximiliano Spinazze used an algorithm to calculate where his seeds would need to be sown to create an image of Messi’s face on his plot using a smart geocoding engine. smart to figure out exactly how many grains per square meter it takes to do that.
Agricultural portrait (so large and detailed that it can be seen from space!) was part of a wave of tributes to Messi after Argentina’s historic victory, from light shows to tattoos.
Here’s a roundup of some of the other weird and wonderful ways the 35-year-old has been honored since winning the World Cup last month.
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Buildings
The Lujiazui Financial and Commercial District in Shanghai was lit up in Messi’s honor as the giant screen on the Citibank building became a 590-foot-tall shrine to Argentina’s legendary No. 10.
Similar scenes played out across town as the River Mall shopping complex in Shanghai hosted a giant light show to mark Messi’s success.
Perhaps the most dramatic video performance came right after the final as the Dubai Frame – dubbed “the world’s largest picture frame” – was lit up with a stunning 3D animation that featured five iterations. Messi’s difference.
Adidas Dubai has honored Lionel Messi’s World Cup in a way
via Adidas Dubai#Eurosportindia #messi #argentina #dubai #world Cup pic.twitter.com/djq15nBetE
– Eurosport India (@EurosportIN) December 21, 2022
Mural
Lots of murals sprung up after the World Cup final as street corners and empty walls suddenly became mecca for football fans.
One of the first works to appear was this “GOAT” mural that appeared amid Christmas lights in Mumbai, India.
Needless to say, Argentina itself was soon filled with beautiful murals by artist Maximiliano Bagnasco depicting Messi lifting the World Cup trophy (in his outfit). son of a bitch) on a wall in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
Gold-plated offerings to “Saint Lionel” also appear on the street tables in Barcelona, Messi’s hometown for many years.
Large murals of Messi, Lisandro MartinezLionel Scaloni and Walter Samuel have been smeared on neighboring buildings by Newell’s Old Boys fans in Rosario — the club that all four members of Argentina’s World Cup-winning team have represented throughout their careers .
Hermoso de reconocimiento mural of Lionel Messi, Lionel Scaloni, Walter Samuel and Licha Martínez tras ser campeones del mundo ⭐️⭐️⭐️🇦🇷. Obra de arte con sello Newell’s ️, firmada por @ArtistasLepros1.pic.twitter.com/oIoDK9z05a
– VarskySports (@VarskySports) January 12, 2023
A question of Diego Maradona’s likeness raised eyebrows when this slightly exaggerated tribute to two of Argentina’s greatest 10s appeared in Cordoba in early January.
Dreadful mural by Diego y Leo in Córdoba Capital 😍🏆🇦🇷#FoxSportsArgentina #Messi #Maradona #Cordoba #Argentina pic.twitter.com/cS0q6ZyBXe
– FOX Sports Argentina (@FOXSportsArg) January 6, 2023
Ignoring the traditional route, one artist even found it fitting to portray Messi as a Greek god in the Argentine city of Tandil.
😱 ¡El Messi griego exists!
🇬🇷 Al mejor estilo de la Grecia antigua el capitán de la @afaleccion 🇦🇷 mural tiene su llamativo en la ciudad de Tandil pic.twitter.com/fT3pIChQbe
– El Grafico (@elgraficoweb) January 5, 2023
Art statue
This Indian street artist took the time to congratulate Messi on winning the World Cup with a realistic painted portrait of the Argentina star kissing the trophy.
Messi and his teammates also performed prominently in the “single” (papyrus puppets and figures) are traditionally burned in Ecuador to welcome the new year.
Street artists in Naples drew inspiration from Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain when they sculpted miniature nativity figures.
A group of fans even escorted a giant statue of Messi to the bottom of the Arabian Sea for reasons we’re trying to figure out!
Beneath the Arabian sea, stands the statue of #Messi by Kerala’s craziest soccer fans.
It was such an exciting football game that people watched last night, keeping us tense until the very last minute.
Congratulations #Argentina
What a great performance #Mbappe𓃵 pic.twitter.com/CnEDE88dNi– Harinder S Sikka (@sikka_harinder) December 19, 2022
tattoo
As you can imagine, there was a huge influx of fans looking to get permanent Messi tattoos of their bodies after the final, with tattoo parlors in Buenos Aires particularly busy during the aftershocks. .
Among the various new tattoos commissioned is this image of Messi (or possibly James Milner) kiss the world championship trophy.
There’s also this piece that shows what’s undeniable about Messi and that the trophy is part of the playing card design — the number “5” refers to the number of finals the striker was in before touching hands (and lips) to the trophy. reward.
And the rest…
A fast food restaurant in Buenos Aires decided to celebrate it the only way they know how – by creating a new custom Milanesa (a breaded grilled steak) in the shape of Messi’s face. Yummy.
No trabalhamos com limites
Restaurant El Antojo, famous in Buenos Aires, reveals images of Messi’s two-life life with Messi’s team #genacopa pic.twitter.com/05NwxpzMTw
– ge (@geglobo) December 16, 2022
Messi was also the star of the show at the hot air balloon festival in Colombia, where a giant effigy of his blue and white striped number 10 shirt was tossed into the night sky above the town of Envigado.
A bearded face of Messi has been painstakingly recreated with a hair follicle that was quite deftly shaved off the back of a fan’s neck by a barber in the Dominican Republic to show solidarity and respect between the two. Latin American countries.
