Messi gave shoes to 10 young players, 8 of which have shined

Fans certainly still haven't forgotten the story of Messi "blessing" Lamine Yamal when he was still a baby. And recently, Messi once again proved his great vision.

Yildiz is the latest person to make a splash from the shoes given by Messi - Photo: REUTERS

The star of the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup was Juventus striker Yildiz. He scored two goals, including a masterpiece against Wydad, helping Juventus maintain their top position in Group G.

And right after the match, the media discovered a special detail related to the Adidas shoes that the Turkish star wore in the match. Those were the shoes that Messi "chose to trust", printed with the name of the Argentine superstar.

Yildiz received these boots from Messi, during an event to launch Adidas' new shoe model in early 2025. The event is called "Messi + 10". Accordingly, Messi will give shoes to 10 young stars with great potential chosen by himself, all of whom are under 20 years old.

Who are those 10? Of course Lamine Yamal is included. Yildiz is the second.

There are also Cavan Sullivan (playing for Philadelphia Club), Claudio Echeverri (Man City), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego), Antonio Nusa (Leipzig), Joel Ndala (Man City), Vicky Lopez (Barca women), Assan Ouedraogo (Leipzig) and Ben Shegir (Monaco).

Among them, Jaedyn Shaw and Vicky Lopez are women. They may not be very famous, but in the women's football arena, both have had a very successful season.

Yildiz and the shoes with Messi's name printed on them - Photo: FR

There is no need to say more about Yamal, while names like Shegir, Nusa, Ouedraogo have all achieved certain success.

Fans will surely remember the stunning goal Nusa scored for Norway when they beat Italy 3-0 in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers earlier this June. The other two are both promising young stars.

At the FIFA Club World Cup, it was Yildiz and Echeverri's turn to shine. Hours after Yildiz scored two goals, Echeverri also made his mark in the US with a beautiful goal from the penalty spot.

Thus, 8/10 young players that Messi gave shoes to shined brightly. It should be clarified that these 10 players were not chosen by the shoe company, but Messi himself selected them.

All of them have a technical playing style, somewhat similar to Messi. The beautiful goals that Yildiz and Echeverri scored recently further demonstrate that.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/messi-tang-giay-cho-10-cau-thu-tre-8-trong-so-do-da-ruc-sang-20250623204221497.htm