{"id":1268123,"date":"2022-12-20T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T19:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/20\/checkout-lionel-messis-lucky-red-ribbon-on-his-left-foot-photo\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T19:22:12","slug":"checkout-lionel-messis-lucky-red-ribbon-on-his-left-foot-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/20\/checkout-lionel-messis-lucky-red-ribbon-on-his-left-foot-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkout Lionel Messi&#8217;s lucky red ribbon on his left foot [Photo]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-224.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Lionel Messi\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Argentine football star,\u00a0Lionel Messi wore a lucky red ribbon on his left foot during the World Cup final which his country won by defeating France 4-2 on penalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the\u00a02018 World Cup,\u00a0Messi was handed an amulet by Argentine journalist Rama Pantarotto\u00a0in the mixed zone after the Barcelona legend missed a penalty against Iceland. It belonged to the reporter\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mum loves you more than she loves me, I carry her red ribbon for good luck,\u201d he told Messi\u2026 If you want it, I can give it to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2198342\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>While Panaretto assumed that Messi will throw the red ribbon away, much to his delight, Messi showed him that he was wearing it around his left ankle after scoring against Nigeria in the final group stage game.<\/p>\n<p>Messi who reportedly likes\u00a0the idea of the lucky charm has continued to wear it both in his free time and in his biggest games. It was on his ankle in the dressing room\u00a0after being crowned a world champion\u00a0and is a \u201dsymbol of his success.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/63a170df2ef14.png\" alt=\"Lionel Messi wore lucky red ribbon on his left foot during World Cup final victory over France\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"bf6RnzVvtLQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fuel Price Reduction: Nkawkaw taxi drivers excited over new trend (20-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bf6RnzVvtLQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentine football star,\u00a0Lionel Messi wore a lucky red ribbon on his left foot during the World Cup final which his country won by defeating France 4-2 on penalties.\u00a0 During the\u00a02018 World Cup,\u00a0Messi was handed an amulet by Argentine journalist Rama Pantarotto\u00a0in the mixed zone after the Barcelona legend missed a penalty against Iceland. 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