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Afghanistan’s ‘Little Messi’ flees home after Taliban threats, says family

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BBC News: A young Afghan boy who became famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time. Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged seven, went viral in 2016 after being photographed wearing a homemade Messi shirt, fashioned out of a plastic bag. He later met his hero

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Family Of Afghan Boy With Messi-Signed Soccer Jerseys Flees To Pakistan

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By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 3, 2016 The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed jerseys from his soccer hero Lionel Messi has been forced to leave Afghanistan because of constant telephone threats. Relatives of Murtaza Ahmadi, who attracted international media coverage after being photographed wearing a homemade Argentinian soccer jersey with

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