@mothershipsg: The 8̶'5̶ 85-foot statue is surely eye catching 👀 Lionel Messi has been honoured with world's largest statue of the football icon — an 85-foot (26m) monument in the Patagonian town of Argentina. The giant sculpture, made with 70 tonnes of steel and taking 18 months to complete, captures Messi's iconic celebration after Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It shows the football legend clutching his Argentina jersey and pointing towards the sky — a gesture he often makes after scoring in tribute to his late grandmother. The statue was unveiled on Jun. 16 and has already drawn more visitors to the otherwise little-known oil town. #mothershipabroad