Lionel Messi , winner of the last World Cup in Qatar 2022 with the Argentine National Team, will have his own animated series, the specialized magazine
Deadline
announced exclusively on Monday
.
The project will be produced by Sony Music Entertainment in collaboration with Leo Messi Management.
"Since I was a child I have always liked animated series and my children are big 'fans' of animated characters. Being able to participate in an animation project makes me happy because it fulfills one of my dreams," Messi told
Deadline
.
"I would like to thank Sony Music for joining this project and we hope that everyone will like the result, especially the girls and boys," he said.
Messi lifts the Cup, after the definition by penalties in the Qatar 2022 Final. Photo AFP
The series will be aimed at children and adolescents and will show the recent winner of the World Cup as a child and the obstacles he will have to face while traveling through a video game.
In English, Spanish and several languages
The project, which will be produced in English, Spanish and other languages, will feature original music by as-yet-unannounced Sony artists and composers.
This will be the first animated series created by Sony Music Entertainment, a company that in the past has made documentaries like
Pearl Jam 20
or
Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain
.
Sony executive Fernando Cabral assured in
Deadline
that it is "a privilege" for the company to have the opportunity to portray the strength and lessons of the sport thanks to Messi, chosen on February 27 as the best player of 2022 by FIFA.
In the Paris Saint-Germain jersey, celebrating his goal on Saturday, March 4.
AFP photo
Messi is the footballer who has played the most games in different World Cups, with no less than 26, and has scored 98 goals in 172 games for his country, as well as 474 goals in 520 games with his former club Barcelona.
And he is the only one who has won the Ballon d'Or from the French magazine France Football
seven times
.
On December 18, he was chosen as the best player in the final and the 2022 World Cup, which Argentina won for the third time in its history.
Since 2021, Messi has been playing for Paris Saint-Germain, where he has scored 18 goals in 46 games.
Source: EFE
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