One post features Lionel Messi posing with fans. Another shows him seated at a table with a soccer ball in the foreground, presumably discussing the game he loves. In another photo, we see Messi dribbling down a street, looking focused in his blue and white Argentina jersey.
Except that's not Messi in the photos at all — it just looks exactly like him. And the Instagram feed doesn't belong to the soccer star — it belongs to a 25-year-old Iranian man named Reza Parastesh, whose striking resemblance to the sporting icon recently landed him in hot water with police.
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More about Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Reported by Mashable 4 hours ago.
Except that's not Messi in the photos at all — it just looks exactly like him. And the Instagram feed doesn't belong to the soccer star — it belongs to a 25-year-old Iranian man named Reza Parastesh, whose striking resemblance to the sporting icon recently landed him in hot water with police.
SEE ALSO: Michael Phelps on depression: 'There are times that you are going to have to reach out' Read more...
More about Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports, Entertainment, and Sports Reported by Mashable 4 hours ago.