Fans React As Video of Lionel Messi Speaking English ‘For the First Time’ Goes Viral

Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi has been spotted speaking English for the first time during an event in France and his fans are happy.

The 35-year-old was in born Argentina and grew up speaking Spanish as his country’s home language.

Infoexpert24 recalls that when  Messi joined PSG after leaving Barcelona in August 2021, he confirmed that he’d been learning English for 18 months.

The legendary Argentine forward told Guillem Balague (in Spanish): “I’ve been learning English for a year and a half.”

He then said that he understands the language, to an extent, but doesn’t speak it.

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It’s unclear whether Messi has continued his English studies during his time in France, but new footage posted to social media suggests he may well have been.

Messi’s fans have long been hoping to hear their hero speak a few words of English, just to discover how strange it’d sound after all these years.

And their hopes appear to have come true after magician Julius Dein met the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, along with his PSG teammates, at a fundraising event on Thursday night.

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Dein, who boasts 6.7 million followers on Instagram alone, posted several videos on his Instagram story – one of which involved Messi and Marco Verratti.

Watch Lionel Messi spek English for the first time:

The footage has subsequently gone viral on social media, with excited fans thinking they’ve finally heard Messi speak a few words of English.

Below are some of the fan’s reaction put together by infoexpert24: