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Lionel Messi and Adidas backed 10 players in 2015 to reach the top... but where are they now?

Making predictions about players' futures in a sport as fickle as football is a dangerous game, but that hasn't stopped Lionel Messi.

In 2015, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner and Paris Saint-Germain forward picked 10 players he thought had the potential to go all the way to the very top of the game.

The 'Backed by Messi' campaign was a marketing exercise with Adidas, but the Argentinian maestro reportedly made his own choices.

Lionel Messi handpicked young players he thought were destined for the top in their careers

Each young player was sent a pair of Messi's new, specially designed Messi 15 boots and became part of 'Team Messi'.