Farmer reveals how he made Lionel Messi's world's biggest tattoo
PARIS — An Argentine farmer has used a high-tech tractor to create a giant "tattoo" of the face of football legend Lionel Messi.
Charly Faricelli used special software to plant the corn seeds in different concentrations in a field the size of four football pitches in Ballesteros, northwest of Buenos Aires.
"The idea was a tribute to Messi," said Faricelli, "whether he won the World Cup or not -- which thank God he did."
Messi's popularity knows no bounds, with figurines of the former Barcelona star also Catalonia's bestselling "caganer" this year. The cheeky traditional statuettes depict bare-bottomed public figures relieving themselves.
Barcelona-based Argentinian student Kevin Sakkal said his chest filled with pride to see so many squatting Messis on the shelves.
"It is a great honour that they represent us like this, even if he is shitting," he told AFP.
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