Lionel Messi got a Mastiff puppy eight months ago. It was small(ish) then. It is big now. Like, bigger than Messi, almost.
Here's a picture with Messi and his cute Mastiff puppy.
And here's a picture of Messi with what we're told is a dog but believe to be a mature horse or adolescent water buffalo.
The reason Javier Mascherano can't get in a game for Barcelona isn't because he's old and Samuel Umtiti is better now, it's because Messi's dog ate him.
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