LIONEL MESSI wowed fans by kicking three successive balls into a bin from a considerable distance – but not everyone is convinced.
The Paris Saint-Germain star, 34, showed off his skills in an advert for Adidas, showing off the new Diamond Edge boots.
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In the video, published on Messi's Instagram, the star curls in three balls into a bin placed several metres away – yet he does not miss a single one.
He nonchalantly walks up to each one before curling the ball beautifully into the target, before giving the camera a thumbs up as he walks away nonplussed.
Messi captioned the post: "1, 2, 3….💥 @adidasfootball feeling good in Diamond Edge 👟👌 #xspeedflow #createdwithadidas."
Adidas replied under the post, writing: "🐐 things."
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A fan said: "Simply the best 👏."
And another added: "Bruhhhhh…This guy is football itself."
Not everyone was buying that the video was real however, with some reminded of a David Beckham video in the past.
Becks seemingly pulled off a similar trick of passing footballs into bins in an advert for Pepsi.
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But the footage certainly seemed to be doctored with the flight of each of the three balls looking eerily similar.
Some thought Messi's video was also fake – but at least the camera did not lose sight of the balls, all of which were hit differently.
One fan wrote: "It's obviously fake, ad for Adidas."
Another commented: "He's great but the video is fake."
A similar argument between fans took place over an Erling Haaland video last October.
The Borussia Dortmund star appeared to pull off a brilliant trick shot, placing three balls on top of each other before firing them all at the same target – but some fans felt that too was fake as the second ball should have slipped off.
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