Ed Sheeran once met Lionel Messi, chatting to the footballer for about three minutes. He praised him and told him how incredible he is, genuinely believing they were having a conversation.
Then a representative came up and whispered in his ear: “He doesn’t speak English.”
Sheeran said he froze. He had been talking at Messi the entire time, and Messi had just been standing there, smiling and nodding politely without understanding a word. Messi, who grew up in Rosario, Argentina and moved to Barcelona at 13, has spent almost his entire life in Spanish speaking environments and has never been known for his English.
Sheeran is a well known football fan and has attended multiple Inter Miami matches since Messi joined the club in 2023. The two have since crossed paths again, though presumably with a translator present.
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Ed Sheeran once met Lionel Messi, chatting to the footballer for about three minutes. He praised him and told him how incredible he is, genuinely believing they were having a conversation.
Then a representative came up and whispered in his ear: “He doesn’t speak English.”
Sheeran said he froze. He had been talking at Messi the entire time, and Messi had just been standing there, smiling and nodding politely without understanding a word. Messi, who grew up in Rosario, Argentina and moved to Barcelona at 13, has spent almost his entire life in Spanish speaking environments and has never been known for his English.
Sheeran is a well known football fan and has attended multiple Inter Miami matches since Messi joined the club in 2023. The two have since crossed paths again, though presumably with a translator present.
#reelheadline #pubity #viral
