Lionel Messi found himself in a spot of bother at Beijing Airport as he was stopped at border control, having attempted to use his Spanish passport rather than his Argentine one.
Messi, 35, arrived in China in a private jet over the weekend, where he was joined by his 'bodyguard' and a number of friends, including Argentina star Angel di Maria. He was travelling to join up with his international teammates in preparation for a friendly against Australia on Thursday.
However, as he was arriving into Beijing, a video circulating over social media showed Messi surrounded by several police officers. Messi appeared to clutch his passport while talking to them about the issue. Local press in China claimed that the problems stemmed around Messi using the wrong passport.
