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Greek tattoo artist claims he hit the first tattoo in the world of Messi lifting World Cup (video)

He complained that he could not find a photo of Messi without the abaya

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A tattoo artist in Athens immediately after the awarding of the title ran to “hit” the MVP of the World Cup on his arm.
Lionel Messi was the star of the World Cup and most football fans in Greece and around the world were looking forward to seeing the Argentine legend lift the holy grail of football. In fact, a tattoo artist in Athens shortly after the award “ran” to his own tattoo studio to “stamp” his arm with his favorite moment in the event. He believes that he is the first in the world to have a tattoo of Messi holding the trophy.

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As he wrote in a related post on Instagram: “FIRST TATTOO EVER IN THE WORLD OF MESSI HOLDING THE WORLD CUP DONE AFTER THE FINAL!it was done at athens greece by artist @ozone.ofk on @raiden_division other artist aswell !!!”

In fact, the tattoo artist in his story on Instagram shares the whole story behind the tattoo as well as the disappointment he felt when he saw Messi with an abaya since he couldn’t find a photo with the Argentina jersey. In particular, he said: “It’s crazy…They made the man lift the World Cup with an abaya and I want to tattoo him and I can’t find a photo of him lifting the cup without the abaya”

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