The mayor of Kazan has promised Lionel Messi a mural to rival that of Cristiano Ronaldo if Argentina qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals.
A three-storey portrait of the Portugal captain was painted on the side of a building adjacent to the team’s hotel during their stay in Kazan for the Confederations Cup.
The city mayor, Ilsur Metshin, has explained that local graffiti artists were invited to create the image in order to brighten up the view Ronaldo would have from his hotel room.
He has also assured that there will be plenty of space for similar art works for the stars of next year’s showpiece event, including Messi.
Speaking at a news conference at the city hall, Metshin said: “You all know the story: I contacted all hotels. I asked where Ronaldo will live, I went in his room, looked out of his windows. We saw an old garage, other old buildings and walls. We found the owners of the building and he responded to our request, made the area beautiful.
“I saw a three-storey monument to Soviet architecture. We couldn’t demolish it in two weeks so we asked our graffiti guys. They painted Ronaldo’s winking face on the building.
SOURCE: BESOCCER
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