"The Argentinian national team is world-renowned, so, naturally, we could not forget about such an important event as the birthday of its captain," said Sports Minister of the Moscow Region Roman Teryushkov.
According to the official, Lionel Messi, who celebrates his thirty-first birthday on June 24, will receive a strange, but valuable, gift from the Moscow region — a copy of the FIFA World Cup made from traditional Russian Gzhel ceramics.
Meanwhile, Argentina is struggling in group D after its 1:1 match against Iceland, in which Messi failed to score on a penalty. The team will play against the leader of the group, Croatia, on Thursday and against Nigeria on June, 26.
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