“Been Doing It for 16 Years” – Lionel Messi’s Weird Reaction to Julius Dein’s Insane Magic Trick Leaves Soccer Fans in Splits

The soccer community has accepted that Lionel Messi is the biggest soccer trickster in the world. He has been entertaining and shocking fans with his mindblowing plays and skills his entire career. The Argentinian magician is now a FIFA World Cup winner. There isn’t a single trophy that he wanted and didn’t get. After the Qatar World Cup win even his harshest critics had to concede and accept him as the GOAT. The star has been in rest mode after the tournament, although he did appear in a couple of matches for his club PSG.

After Lionel Messi won the glorious trophy in Qatar he has been since accepted as the greatest to ever touch a soccer ball by many. The most prominent name on that list is a great player herself, the star of USWNT Megan Rapinoe. Immediately after Messi won the third star for Argentina, Rapinoe announced the GOAT debate over and handed the crown to Messi. For someone who has mesmerized soccer fans for so long, it was the Argentinean’s turn to be in awe of a magic trick.

Lionel Messi was amazed by a magic trick

 Lionel Messi saw a magic trick personally performed for him by the renowned magician Julius Dein. Fans lost their mind at the weird reaction Messi had after the trick. Here are a few of the fans’ reactions.

The magician performed a card trick on him in which he asked Messi to choose a card from the deck. Messi ended up choosing the Ace of hearts. After revealing the chosen card he hands that card to Lionel Messi asking him to keep his hands covered. He then pulls another card from the deck and reveals it to be the 7 of hearts. He then blows Messi’s mind after revealing that he had interchanged the cards. In the end, the card Messi had had 7 hearts and Dein had the Ace himself.

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Messi seemed to be excited and was smiling during the whole trick. However, the seven-time Ballon d’Or award winner is no stranger to magic. Well, at least someone’s able to trick Messi, soccer players have tried to one up the Argentinean for more than one and a half decades and failed spectacularly. Fans in the USA will be witnessing the same magic next year as Lionel Messi will be in the US for Cops America.

Messi coming to the USA

Soccer fans in the USA are super hyped. Last week CONMEBOL announced that the USA will host the 2024 edition of the Copa America. Fans are excited because they will host Lionel Messi after a long time. Watching him play on the pitch would mesmerize fans just like Julius Dein did to him. Apart from witnessing a great player in action, this chance can provide important feedback to USMNT for their preparations.

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Apart from Copa America, the USA will also be hosting the 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup. The Copa America participation is perfect for the USMNT as this will help scout some of the biggest teams in the world before the biggest tournament.

Most fans agree that the real magician in that clip was Lionel Messi. What are your reactions to the trick? Do you know how it is done? Tell us in the comments below.