Here's your 'Lionel Messi with a machine gun poked in his face' pic of the day

The Barcelona star, on international duty with Argentina, looked understandably terrified when he touched down in Saudi Arabia.

By Ben Blake Tuesday 13 Nov 2012, 10:47 AM

Nov 13th 2012, 10:47 AM 3,005 Views 0 Comments

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NOT EXACTLY THE warmest of welcomes for the world’s best player and his Argentinian team-mates upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia…

(Credit: 101GreatGoals)

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