Messi’s Reaction After Fan Attempts Cheeky Dig At Kylian Mbappe

• Lionel Messi could not help but burst into laughter after having a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy thrown at him
• The Argentine led the line in Buenos Aries as the 36-man Argentina squad paraded in front of fans after their World Cup triumph
• Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to clinch their first World Cup since 1998

Lionel Messi was left in hysterics after a fan hurled a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy at him during Argentina’s bus parade in Buenos Aries.

The TMNT figure has been widely likened to Messi’s club teammate Kylian Mbappe, who was on the losing end of the World Cup final on Sunday, December 18.

Argentina’s 26-man squad touched down in Buenos Aries and were greeted by hundreds of thousands of elated fans who were ready to receive their heroes after a gruelling World Cup in Qatar.

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A video that has gone viral on TikTok shows one of Messi’s teammates signal him towards an item thrown at him by one of the fans present at the parade.

Messi takes a look at the plushie before realizing the joke and letting out a laugh before throwing the toy back where it came from.

Mbappe and TMNT

As reported on Daily Mail, When Mbappe joined Paris Saint Germain from Monaco, his teammates used to tease him about having a striking resemblance to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle character Donatello.

His teammates went to the lengths of pranking him by wrapping a mask of the character in a Dior gift bag, completely fooling the talented Frenchman.

As far as the World Cup final is concerned Mbappe did everything he could for his country as he bagged a hat trick, but it was not enough to make it back to back wins for his nation.

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Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on how Messi’s photo holding the World Cup became the most liked Instagram photo of all time.

The photo is currently on 56 million likes, beating the infamous egg photo which sits at 55 million likes.

Messi posted the photo hours after his nation’s World Cup triumph along with an emotional caption