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Lionel Messi became a great hero for his Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Now comes the most unexpected greeting from Björn Borg himself.
“Wonderful to have a supporter,” writes the tennis icon on Instagram.
Argentina is in the World Cup semi-finals and there awaits Croatia in a clean showdown for the final ticket. The Argentines defeated the Netherlands in the World Cup quarter-finals after a raucous display that was decided on penalties.
Messi World Cup hero
During 90 minutes was the big star Lionel Messi well on his way to sending his country through after a dream assist and a penalty goal. But the Netherlands would be responsible for a performance pick-up and equalize to 2-2.
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But the South Americans were coldest from the penalty spot and Messi also managed to score another goal in the shootout.
– Now a big weight has been lifted from our shoulders and we are very happy. We have said all along that Diego (Maradona) sees us from heaven and supports us. I hope he continues with it all the way to the end, Messi said after the match.
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Björn Borg’s words
But Messi also has a Swede with him on the way to the WC final. When the tennis icon Björn Borg comes with a really lovely and unexpected greeting to the big star.
“Wonderful to have a big supporter,” writes Borg on Instagram along with a picture of Messi.
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In the picture you can clearly see how Lionel Messi has taken off his match shirt and it is clear that he is wearing Björn Borg’s underpants, see the picture below.
“The right underwear makes all the difference,” the clothing brand also writes in a post on Instagram.
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Officially speaking, Messi is not sponsored by the clothing brand Björn Borg, but talk about the tennis legend’s underwear getting huge free publicity after millions around the world saw the pictures of the Argentine. Here next, Argentina face Croatia in the World Cup semi-final on Monday.
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