But the Spaniard will now be replaced by Guillermo Hoyos, a man who Messi once called his ‘godfather’ and ‘footballing dad’, having worked with the forward as a youth coach with Barcelona.

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Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) is subbed out by head coach Javier Mascherano ... REUTERS “He was my footballing dad,” Messi told reporters in 2010, according to GIVEMESPORT.