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Messi focus for grandson's football signature hunt

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A football fan says he is paying tribute to his late grandfather by getting every member of a World Cup-winning team to sign a handmade replica of the tournament's trophy - and now has Lionel Messi in his sights.

Gabriel Goldack, 34, is from Germany but his football-obsessed Argentinian grandfather was a devoted supporter of his national team.

After Argentina won the 2022 World Cup, Mr Goldack vowed to collect every member of the team's signature on a replica trophy, in memory of his grandfather, who died the year before and did not see the win.