Lionel Messi sent Barack Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia signed Argentina jerseys after they were unable to connect when they visited his home country.
During an appearance in Buenos Aires last week, Barack Obama said that his daughters wanted to meet Lionel Messi during their visit to Argentina but that he was unable to arrange a meeting.
Messi said later that it would have been an honour to meet President Obama and his family. While they were unable to meet in person, Messi was able to send gifts.
On Friday, Messi sent a pair of personalized signed jerseys to Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia. Argentine president Mauricio Macri helped coordinate the exchange.