The tribute was ordered by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with the timing chosen deliberately to reflect the No. 10 shirt Messi made his own during more than two decades with the national team.
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.