Messi's look swept the inter webs since he had just hanged his boots following another humiliating loss as Argentina captain, with many attributing his looks to his 'mentor' Aaron Ramsey, yes I said that.
But really why did the four time world's best footballer decide to go blonde?.
Currently away on international duty with Argentina, Leo Messi this weekend sat down for an interview with famous Argentine actor Mingo.
The 29-year-old Barcelona forward scored the winner for Argentina against Uruguay on his return to international football, having announced his retirement straight after this summer’s Copa America defeat to Chile.
Messi on his blonde hair
Mingo asked the legendary Barcelona star why he decided to dye his hair blonde this summer and a relaxed Leo Messi explained himself.
“I made a change to start from zero,” said Messi. “A lot had gone on, things had happened, and I said to myself: “I have to break this and start again,'”.
On the Copa America defeat, Messi said “It was how I felt in that moment. Everything came crashing down. I felt like that [final] was the one, given how the team was and how we’d played in the competition. It was a huge disappointment.”
The interview can be watched (in Spanish) below.
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