(SP)MALTA-PAOLA-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH-MANCHESTER UNITED VS BIRKIRKARA

(SP)MALTA-PAOLA-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH-MANCHESTER UNITED VS BIRKIRKARA

(230107) -- PAOLA, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Birkirkara's Yasmeen Bajada (L) competes against Manchester United's Alessia Russo during a friendly women's football match at the Tony Buzzing Stadium in Paola, Malta on Jan. 6, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

(SP)MALTA-PAOLA-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH-MANCHESTER UNITED VS BIRKIRKARA

(SP)MALTA-PAOLA-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH-MANCHESTER UNITED VS BIRKIRKARA

(230107) -- PAOLA, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Birkirkara's Yasmeen Bajada (L) competes against Manchester United's Vilde Boe Risa during a friendly women's football match at the Tony Buzzing Stadium in Paola, Malta on Jan. 6, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

Messi and the ball, an eternal love born in Rosario, Argentina

STORY: Messi and the ball, an eternal love born in Rosario, Argentina DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lionel Messi's childhood home 2. various of murals 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARLENE ZURIAGA, Muralist 4. various of the neighborhood where Lionel Messi live in his childhood 5. various of photos of Lionel Messi 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CARLOS IBANEZ, Messi's childhood neighbor 7. various of a school 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ANDREA SOSA, Messi's teacher 9. various of murals STORYLINE: In Argentina, this house in La Bajada, Rosario, is where Argentine football star Lionel Messi lived before the age of 13, and it has become a pilgrimage site for many fans. On one side of the house shines one of the many murals that adorn the city: an image of Messi looking at the sky in celebration, the way in which he always salutes his maternal grandmother Celia. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARLENE ZURIAGA, Muralist "We painted out of admiration for Me