Messi used to have an intricate sleeve tattoo on his shin. Remember that?
Now, he has something very special and different: a black thing. We really can't think of a name for it. It is black. It is very black. It covers almost his entire lower leg (he kept the number 10 and some other stuff).
It looks like he had one of his kids color his shin with a Sharpie marker.
Who is advising Messi on his tattoo selection? Nathan Explosion?
What compelled this man to get this tattoo? Did he think his old sleeve was stupid, so he decided to cover it up with something even more stupid? Did something happen in his personal life that made him not want the other parts of his sleeve? Is this just the beginning of Messi's goth phase?
We're going to reserve judgment until Messi starts tattooing other parts of his body all black. Then we'll really start to worry.