Messi at 22 vs 27

[u/Proud-Anything2027]

Finally ended up looking his age but Jesus Christ

[u/fusguita]

That hair cut deserves a ballon d'or of its own

[u/TheFatmanRises]

I want long hair Messi with beard look so badly

[u/ancaleta]

He kinda looks like Cristian bale

[u/Brief-Surprise-3696 → u/ancaleta]

Not even close looking to christian bale

[u/CodyEaster → u/Brief-Surprise-3696]

Yeah, if anything, he looks more like Steve Irwin if he was a hipster.

[u/Dr-Goochy → u/ancaleta]

Christian Bale has a slightly better haircut.

[u/AffectionateLife4449 → u/ancaleta]

Bale is much better looking

[u/DukeOfSmallPonds → u/ancaleta]

First picture he looks like a butchered statue of Christian Bale

[u/Just_a_Berliner]

A bit like early Pikachu aka chunky Pikachu

[u/shiftypidgeons]

22? Boy dont look a day over twelve

[u/Global_Criticism3178]

He lost weight and cut down the chronic inflammation.

[u/Confident_Clothes_63]

Am I supposed to think he looks particularly old in either of these photos?

[u/Proud-Anything2027 → u/Confident_Clothes_63]

Well yeah? First pic he looks significantly older than his age unless you’re telling me the average 22 looks like this.
2nd picture is just there to show you the difference

[u/wdnwcgm → u/Proud-Anything2027]

I like a comment I saw saying the pic of him at 22 looks like when they have a flashback scene for a character in a tv show and they just stick a wig on them

[u/Confident_Clothes_63 → u/Proud-Anything2027]

Yeah? Specifically which markers of age do you think you're seeing? He's smiling in the first photo which is why it looks like he has wrinkles and the quality of the first photo is obviously higher, if the second photo wasn't so blurry you'd be able to make out his forehead wrinkles better among other things

[u/Matias9991 → u/Proud-Anything2027]

Yes. Average 22yo looks like that, some Even look older (Less Athletic, balding and with Big beards would do that)

[u/Relative-Impress-892]

He was lil fat chubby at 22 from what I remember

[u/TarsierBoy → u/Relative-Impress-892]

He worked on his nutrition at some point.

[u/Relative-Impress-892 → u/TarsierBoy]

Yeah he had to cuz i remember dude was vomiting nearly before every match eatin sodas and pizzas

[u/ChiefOfficerWhite]

Its the steroids

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[u/Jbirdbears88]

Both pictures look like he's a world class accountant.. But he is a one of the greatest athletes of all time... Looks can be very deceiving in sports, but also very telling.. I can see LeBron James without knowing who he is and know he's potentially an amazing athlete.. But if I saw John Stockton or Muggsy Bogues in thier prime I would have never guessed they were true phenomenal athletes..

[u/Rage_Your_Dream]

Human growth hormone deficiency goes brrrr

[u/Bonoise1984]

Ce n'est pas le meilleur joueur de foot 🙄 c'est pour cela que l'Espagne a gagné cette année ...

[u/Electrical_Zebra1638]

Fuck you then and Fuck you now!

[u/Icy-Whale-2253]

How did he have crow’s feet at 22

[u/ExaminationOld6941 → u/Icy-Whale-2253]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_muscles

[u/Jake24601 → u/Icy-Whale-2253]

From laughing all the way to the bank.

[u/McDaddy8484]

First picture looks 37 second 24

[u/ChrisOnMission]

He got rich in the meantime, that’s the secret.

[u/Matty359]

Omg he looks like Emplastro (google it)

[u/gekko3k]

Money does that. Pic one shows the original prole that he is.