Football icon Lionel Messi asks for the “Second Shirt Swap” of his career. Keep watching to know who was the lucky player!

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Messi’s strict shirt swapping rules went for a toss in the PSG vs St. Etienne’s Ligue 1 face off on Saturday Night where the former registered a win. Messi contributed with two assists in the thrilling match.

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The seven-time Ballon d’Or champion asked St. Etienne’s defender Falaye Sacko for his T-shirt. The PSG forward, usually known for swapping t-shirts with Zinedine Zidane, broke this rule during Saturday’s Ligue 1 game at Parc Des Princes.

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Messi had precisely mentioned that he swaps t-shirts only if there is an Argentine but unless someone asks him, he does not ask anyone. However, in one instance in 2005 Messi asked for swapping t-shirt with Real Madrid’s attacking midfielder, Zinedine Zidane who most recently coached the club as well.

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Lionel Messi is tied with Kylian Mbappe for most assists in Ligue 1

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Mbappe has 10 assists in 24 matches whereas the Argentine football legend has 10 assists to his credit in just 16 matches.

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Messi’s assists on Saturday made Mbappe tie with Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder in the Ligue 1 top scorers list with 14 goals

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Having asked only Zizou for a t-shirt swap, Messi has hinted that Sacko could be the next big thing in the Footballing world.

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