Summer of the Lionel Messi murals continues with New York artwork

Former Barcelona greats Carles Puyol, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas and others have all arrived in Argentina for Lionel Messi's wedding. It would appear that the summer of the Lionel Messi mural is most definitely upon us, with not one, not two, but three portraits of the Barcelona star cropping up over the course of the past few weeks. The first appeared in mid-June, expertly daubed on the walls of the Garden of the Three Chimneys in the Sants-Montjuic district of Barcelona. LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI by @axe_colours + THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME + #leomessi #messi #messi10 #mundoleo #lionelmessi #fcb #graffiti #instagraff #streetart #barcelonastreetart #mural #urbanart #arteurbano #wallpaint #spraypaint #barcelona #drawing #painting #thanks #axecolours A post shared by Axe Colours (@axe_colours) on Jun 14, 2017 at 11:52am PDT A second large mural then appeared in Messi's hometown, just days before the Argentine superstar got married to childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo. The...