Messi recalls meeting Daníel Guðjohnsen as a child, gifts jersey

Icelandic footballer Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen shared a heartwarming moment with football legend Lionel Messi after a friendly match between Argentina and Iceland in the United States. Argentina secured a 3-0 victory in the game.

Following the match, Daníel approached Messi and asked if he knew who he was. Messi, initially surprised, recalled meeting Daníel when he was a very young child and his father, former Chelsea and Barcelona star Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, was playing for the Catalan club. Messi remembered meeting Daníel once before when the young boy accompanied his father to training.

"He came up to me after the game and asked if I knew who he was," Messi said in a post-match interview. "I was a bit surprised by the question, but then he told me he was Eiður Smári's son. To be honest, I didn't remember him, as he was just a little boy then. I do remember meeting him once when he accompanied his father to training."

Messi was pleased to learn of Daníel's identity and had a good conversation with the young player. As a memento of their interaction, Messi gifted Daníel one of his jerseys.

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He came up to me after the game and asked if I knew who he was. I was a bit surprised by the question, but then he told me he was Eiður Smári's son. To be honest, I didn't remember him, as he was just a little boy then. I do remember meeting him once when he accompanied his father to training.