Messi Spotted at Expo 2020 Dubai

Global football star Lionel Messi surprised fans with a visit to Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday.

Messi carried a football during the trip as he posed near Expo's waterfall attraction.

The Argentinian player met Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Co-existence, and Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, during his tour.

Messi had a match with Paris St Germain on Sunday evening just before he heads to Expo 2020 Dubai.

Messi, who recently clinched a record-breaking seventh Ballon d'Or award, The former Barcelona player acts as an ambassador for the global extravaganza.

In July, Expo organisers released a video showing him kicking a ball over the famed Al Wasl dome, to mark the three-month countdown to the event.

Lionel Messi had signed on with Dubai’s 2020 World Expo, taking on an international role to act as an ambassador of the world's greatest show.