Young Afghan Messi Fan Gets Real Jerseys From Soccer Star

A five-year-old Afghan boy has received two signed jerseys from Lionel Messi after his homemade tribute to the Argentinian soccer star made the young fan a darling of the Internet. Murtaza Akhmadi sparked an international media hunt after a photo of him wearing a Messi jersey made out of a plastic bag went viral. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)