10 Things You Didn't Know About Lionel Messi

6. He Has Tattoos Dedicated To His Son And Mother

FC Barcelona's Leo Messi, from Argentina, celebrates after scoring against Albacete during their Spanish League soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Barcelona won 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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After the birth of his first child Thiago, Messi had his son's name and hands inked on his left calf.

This wasn't the first time he went under the needle as he had a portrait of his mother etched onto his left shoulder years earlier.

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