The last time we saw Lionel Messi, he was pretty devastated with his team’s exit from the World Cup, but it appears as if he found the perfect therapy.

Dogs can make just about anyone happy and watching this giant mastiff trying to play soccer with Messi is just delightful to watch.  Looking at the two of them, it might be a legitimate argument for the dog weighing more than Messi. Still, that’s never been a problem for him on the pitch and it wasn’t a problem here either.

 

 

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As fun as this was to watch, Messi clearly cheats right off the top.

He must have learned a lot from Maradona’s hand of god play, because he puts his hand right on the ball. He would have been very proud.

 

 

#Maradona flipped off some fans while celebrating #Argentina’s game-winning goal. #WorldCup

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