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Lionel Messi tends to keep himself to himself.

When he’s not reiterating his status as one of the greatest sportspeople of all time in front of millions of television viewers, Messi tends to be keeping as low of a profile as humanly possible for someone of his stature.

It’s well-known that the Paris Saint-Germain superstar isn’t the loudest and most colourful character in the dressing room, instead remaining largely quiet and upholding a humble persona.

It's a trait that ultimately endears him to a whole lot of supporters, particularly those who have a hard time with athletes such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Floyd Mayweather who are a little more overt with how much they back themselves.

There's no right or wrong way to go about things, it just tends to be the case that Messi's softer demeanour draws a lot of admiration from those who look up to him.

Don't get it twisted, Messi can lose his rag and border on arrogance at times just like anybody, but he's definitely a lot more low-key can pretty much anybody else would be in his circumstances.

Nevertheless, when you're a seven-time Ballon d'Or winner with 366 million followers on Instagram alone, it's unavoidable that you'll sometimes be required to step outside of your comfort zone.

And while Messi is hardly one to strut his stuff away from the football pitch, his global status and the commercial deals that his success has led to nevertheless necessitates certain obligations.

Whether that's promoting a product on social media or taking part in the latest Pepsi advert for the World Cup, Messi is well versed in the fact that it's not always possible to keep your head down when the final whistle blows.

And over the years, it's been inescapable that a few of the commercial