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Ahead of Argentina's Copa America fixture against Chile, Lionel Messi shows off his 37th birthday cake.

Lionel Messi shows off 37th birthday cake

Tosin Abayomi 19:50 - 25.06.2024

Ahead of Argentina's Copa America fixture against Chile, Lionel Messi shows off his 37th birthday cake.

During the Copa América, Lionel Messi celebrated turning 37 years old while surrounded by his teammates from the Argentina national team.

"La Pulga" took to Instagram to share a picture of himself and his teammates eating cake and thanked everyone for their good wishes.

Two million people liked and over 50,000 commented on Messi's tweet in less than an hour, with the majority of them wishing him luck on another orbit around the sun.

Messi on birthday

"Thank you so much for all the greetings and congratulations! Another year celebrating my birthday with the team.

Ahead of Argentina's Copa America fixture against Chile, Lionel Messi shows off his 37th birthday cake.
Ahead of Argentina's Copa America fixture against Chile, Lionel Messi shows off his 37th birthday cake.

"So, just a little celebration and then back to preparing for our next match. Hugs!" wrote the Argentine star alongside the snapshot.

Via social media, his wife Antonella and their kids Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro sent him another heartfelt greeting on June 24.

A beautiful Instagram photo of the five of them was posted by the partner of the Inter Miami forward.

Ahead of Argentina's Copa America fixture against Chile, Lionel Messi shows off his 37th birthday cake.
Ahead of Argentina's Copa America fixture against Chile, Lionel Messi shows off his 37th birthday cake.

Along with the photo was a message, "Happy birthday, love. We love you infinitely."

This comes after Inter Miami shareholder David Beckham put out a statement about Messi's birthday and gifted him wine.

Messi is expected to feature as Argentina takes on Chile in their second group game of the 2024 Copa America.

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