Is this the world's saddest football shirt?

Is this the world's saddest football shirt?

Internet goes mad over boy wearing Messi top made from a plastic bag.

Messi Shirt
A campaign has been launched to find a boy who touched hearts around the world after being pictured in a Lionel Messi football shirt made from a plastic bag.


The youngster, thought to be living in a war-torn area of Iraq, fashioned his own top from a blue and white carrier bag to emulate the stripes of his hero's Argentina national side.


The little boy completed the jersey by writing " Messi 10" on the back.

Messi Jersey

Messi's fan account on twitter sparked a search for the little boy and tweeted 'We want to know who this kid is so that Leo can arrange something for him.'

It is not clear where or when the picture was taken, but reports online suggest the boy may be living in Dohuk, Iraq, where thousands of families have fled to refugee camps to escape ISIS.


Even when ISIS are driven out, they will very likely have little to return to, with the terror group having looted or killed anything its path. 

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