• Fifa presidential candidate Prince Ali Al Hussein of Jordan attends the opening session of the Dubai International Sports Conference. Ashraf Mohammad / Reuters
    Fifa presidential candidate Prince Ali Al Hussein of Jordan attends the opening session of the Dubai International Sports Conference. Ashraf Mohammad / Reuters
  • Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu, left, speaks with football manager Fabio Capello. Ashraf Mohammad / Reuters
    Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu, left, speaks with football manager Fabio Capello. Ashraf Mohammad / Reuters
  • Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu, left, attends the opening session of the Dubai International Sports Conference. Marwan Naamani / AFP
    Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu, left, attends the opening session of the Dubai International Sports Conference. Marwan Naamani / AFP
  • Uefa General Secretary and Fifa president candidate Gianni Infantino, centre, talks to Fabio Capello, left, before the opening session of Dubai International Sports Conference. Ali Haider / EPA
    Uefa General Secretary and Fifa president candidate Gianni Infantino, centre, talks to Fabio Capello, left, before the opening session of Dubai International Sports Conference. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Umberto Gandini, right, and Fifa president candidate Gianni Infantino, left, listens to FC Barcelona’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu, centre. Ali Haider / EPA
    Umberto Gandini, right, and Fifa president candidate Gianni Infantino, left, listens to FC Barcelona’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu, centre. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Lionel Messi during the Dubai International Sports Conference. Ali Haider / EPA
    Lionel Messi during the Dubai International Sports Conference. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Lionel Messi, right, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attend the Dubai International Sports Conference. Ashraf Mohammad / Reuters
    Lionel Messi, right, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attend the Dubai International Sports Conference. Ashraf Mohammad / Reuters

Football

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi meets Sheikh Mohammed at Dubai Sports Conference — in pictures

Jake Badger

December 27, 2015

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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi attended Day 1 of the 10th edition of the Dubai International Sports Conference on Sunday where he met Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.

Messi is in the UAE for the Globe Soccer Awards, held in conjunction with the Dubai International Sports Conference, where he is set to be awarded their Player of the Year.

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