By Chris Wright
Ah, the sweet, sweet perks of being a global footballing superstar. Lionel Messi recently appeared on a suitably nonsensical Japanese gameshow charged with beating a robotic goalkeeper from the penalty spot.
Messi’s first two efforts are successfully thwarted by his lightning-reflexed, laser-guided cardboard opponent, but you’ll be glad to know that the wee Barcelona man does eventually manage to stick one away by giving the keeper “the eyes”…