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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Lionel Messi sees thousands of fans gatecrash dinner on Argentina homecoming

Lionel Messi was swarmed by hundreds of fans in Argentina as he went for dinner in his homeland.

The 35-year-old led his country to the World Cup in December and has since celebrated with them in a parade just days later. Argentina will now play two friendlies on home soil for the first time since that triumph in Qatar later this week.

It means Messi is back in Argentina before they take on Panama on Friday - and is struggling for any privacy. Their World Cup triumph has seen the PSG star thrust onto the same heroic level as his hero, Diego Maradona, after ending their lengthy wait for success on the international stage.

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