Messi's artwork was snapped whilst he was on holiday in Ibiza with girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo and Barca team-mate Dani Alves. With plenty of sun they stripped down on their private yacht and took to the jet skis to proudly display their tattoos. Poor little Leo must have felt a little underdone though, with only his mum's tattoo to compare with Alves' array of ink. From left: Dani Alves, Lionel Messi and his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo (Splash) Messi's mother, Celia Cuccitini, lives back in his native Argentina and with such a distance separating the pair, the 24-year-old has to get creative when showing his love. Dedications to his mum have been a speciality for Messi, and in the past they've cost him more than a bunch of flowers. Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/872127-lionel-messi-shows-love-for-his-mum-with-tattoo-portrait-of-her-on-his-back#ixzz1Us4oDjNE
Xavi has vowed a full back tattoo dedicated to Cesc. Seriously though, that chick is smokin. How great it must be to be possibly the world's biggest sports star.
Messi looks like he should be hanging out at 7-11 drinking a Slurpee. Doesn't look like an elite athlete at all. Like the soccer version of Steve Nash.