Lionel Messi new tattoo: Barcelona star shows off bizarre inking in Argentina training

LIONEL MESSI shows off his bizarre new all-black tattoo during Argentina training.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's left shin and calf is covered almost entirely in dark ink - apart from the number ten, his shirt number, and a football.

Check out the meaning of all Lionel Messi's tattoos, here...

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Messi's leg was previously decorated with a sword, flower patterns and the handprints and name of his eldest son, Thiago.

But they are all strangely now covered up, as in its place now is a mass of black, with the weapon covered but the baby's hands still visible.

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