Afghan 'Messi boy' forced to flee home

'The security situation is not good and I am afraid to go outside. I want to become a footballer like Messi and I want to be able to go to school.' IMAGE: Murtaza Ahmadi in front of his house in......

Six-yr-old Afghan boy Murtaza meets his idol Messi

Murtaza became a worldwide online hit earlier this year after he was pictured wearing his hero's shirt, made out of a plastic bag, with the name Messi and the famous number 10 written on it in......

Young Afghan Messi fan flees over kidnap fears

Image: Five year-old Murtaza Ahmadi, an Afghan Lionel Messi fan, wears a shirt signed by Barcelona star Lionel Messi, as he plays football at the open area in Kabul, Afghanistan February 26, 2016.......

Messi makes five-year old Afghan boy's day

IMAGE: Five-year-old Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi shows off the gifts he received from his soccer idol, Lionel Messi. Photograph: UNICEF Afghanistan/Twitter Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi is a......

Messi keen to meet Afghan boy whose pics in plastic jersey have gone viral

IMAGE: A video grab of Murtaza Ahmadi with his father. Barcelona star Lionel Messi is hoping to arrange a meeting with an Afghan boy who shot to fame after pictures of him dressed in a striped......