A bronze statue of Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been cut in half by vandals less than a year after it was unveiled in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
As reported by Goal's Daniel Edwards, a statement from the Buenos Aires city government did not reveal the identity of any known suspects but stated that the statue would be repaired:
"The statue of Lionel Messi fell victim to an act of vandalism that left the footballer's sculpture without its top half. The City Government is now working on its repair."
Onda Cero programme El Transistor provided images of the damaged statue:
Así han dejado unos vándalos la estatua de Leo Messi en Buenos Aires #ElTransistor pic.