Lionel Messi has been spotted with a fresh trim in Miami before jetting off to Paris for Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony, as he's set to win soccer's most prestigious prize for a record eighth time.
The 36-year-old, World Cup champion posed for a selfie with his barber, Luis Andres Rivera, on Sunday, while showing off his new haircut with his hands in his pockets in Vice City on Sunday.
'Dropping off the biggest [G.O.A.T] @leomessi off ready for tomorrow,' Rivera shared on Instagram. 'Special day where in the name of God he will win his [Ballon d'Or] number 8.
'Thank you Leo for always trust me and for giving me the blessing of making possibly the biggest cut of my career.
'IT WILL BE SEEN BY THE WORLD.'
Earlier on Sunday, Messi was seen relaxing in Naples, Florida with his wife, Antonela, and his ex-Navy SEAL bodyguard, without their three children, Mateo, 10, Thiago, 7, and Ciro, 5.
Nobody else has won more than five of Messi' seven Ballon d'Or's throughout history.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said earlier this month that his top player, Erling Haaland, and Messi both deserve the trophy.
'I always said that the Ballon d'Or had to be of two sections - one for Messi and one for the others,' said Guardiola, who coached Messi with Barcelona.
It'll be Messi's 14th time finishing in the top three of the balloting, extending another record. He won it while playing for Barcelona, he won it while playing Paris Saint-Germain and now he'll likely win it while playing for Inter Miami in what would mark the first instance of an MLS player getting such recognition.
'Playing with him on the pitch and sharing moments together is a joy,' said Jordi Alba, a longtime Messi teammate who joined him with Inter Miami as well.
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