阿富汗塑料球衣男孩走紅網絡 梅西計劃與他會面

Dressed in a tatty makeshift Lionel Messi soccer shirt styled from a plastic bag, a little Afghan fan dreams of becoming a soccer star one day like the Barcelona legend.

一位阿富汗小球迷身穿由塑料袋做成的簡易版里奧·梅西的足球衫，夢想着有朝一日成爲像巴塞羅那傳奇一樣的足球明星。

Murtaza Ahmadi, 5, can often be seen playing on muddy ground in front of his home in the eastern province of Ghazni. "My greatest desire is to meet with Messi one day, to learn from him and become a star like him," Murtaza said.

人們經常看見這個名叫穆爾塔扎·艾哈邁迪的5歲男孩在位於東部的加茲尼省的自家門前的泥地上踢足球。穆爾塔扎說："我最大的願望就是有一天能見到梅西，跟他學踢足球，將來成爲和他一樣的明星。"

With his room adorned with posters of the star, the child known locally as Messi-e-Kochak (junior Messi) gained worldwide fame after photos of him dressed in the makeshift Messi shirt were posted on Facebook by his elder brother Hamayon.

據悉，他的房間到處都貼着這位巨星的海報。當他的哥哥Hamayon將艾哈邁迪身穿自制梅西足球衫的照片發佈在Facebook上之後，這位在當地被稱爲Messi-e-Kochak（小梅西）的孩子在全世界都出了名。

Internet users quickly launched a global search to identify the youngster, and an Iraqi television program initially claimed that the boy was from Kurdistan in Iraq.

互聯網用戶很快在全球發起了尋找這個男孩的計劃，伊拉克的一檔電視節目最先宣佈這個小男孩兒是來自伊拉克的庫爾德斯坦地區。

However, Murtaza's uncle and some Afghan youths correctly identified one of Messi's youngest fans.

但是，穆爾塔扎的叔叔和一些阿富汗的年輕人很快就更正了這位最小的梅西球迷的信息。

Inspired by Messi's personality and achievements, the boy never misses a match on TV in which the star is playing, according to his father, Arif Ahmadi, 44.

據這位孩子44歲的父親阿里夫·艾哈邁迪表示，小穆爾塔扎被梅西的性格和成就所鼓舞。並且從來沒有錯過這位超級巨星的比賽。

Messi's father, Jorge Messi, said his son is aware of the photos that made waves on social media and "wants to do something" for his young fan.

梅西的父親豪爾赫·梅西近日表示，他的兒子已經知道了這張在社交媒體上廣爲流傳的照片，並且梅西計劃要爲這名小球迷做些什麼。

On Monday, the Afghanistan Football Federation said Messi is keen to meet with Murtaza as soon as possible, although no date or venue has been finalized.

而在週一，阿富汗足球協會表示，梅西希望儘快與穆爾塔扎見面，但時間地點尚未敲定。