UNICEF: Goodwill Ambassador Lionel 'Leo' Messi visits earthquake-ravaged Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 16 July 2010 -- For the people of Port-au-Prince, the last six months have been fraught with difficulties in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that left their lives in shambles. But while the images out of Haiti still show displacement and poverty, they were replaced yesterday -- at least for a few hours -- by a sense of uncontainable excitement, as Haitians poured into the streets to greet UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lionel 'Leo' Messi.

The world-renowned FC Barcelona and Argentina national football team player made a quick visit here, eager to experience firsthand what he had only witnessed through media coverage until now.

"It was overwhelming to see the overcrowded displacement camps, the poverty in which people here live," Mr. Messi said after a visit to Carrefour Aviation, a camp where 50,000 displaced Haitians live in tents.

To read more...please visit:
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti_54320.html

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[SRKGirl1983]

awww ...look how he's kissing them all

I just love him ...may god bless him forever

[sergioyeldon]

ilove messi for this... i will like to see ronaldo doing this

[juanmaroa]

ronaldo = publicidad para el marketing

messi = publicidad para organizaciones sin fines de lucro

Lionel, el mas grande dentro y fuera del campo

[Nomak020186]

while messi was in haiti and helping kids, where was CRISTINA RONALDO u think?? guessed?? no?? he was in strip club chilling...

[OZRadunka]

Great Messi!!!!!

[FCule]

this should get more views

[Eritreanboy2009]

I will be your fan till the day I die little Messi

Much LOVE to the BEST PLAYER AND PERSON IN THE WORLD <333

[wear62]

dartela de perfil bajo te dio la imagen para hacerte el boludo messi...porque no saliste a defender a MARADONA??,,,

como sale todo a luz con el tiempo niño mimado...

ojala el proximo mundial lo tengas que ver desde el publico.

[vomnalddi]

I love messi and yuna kim,

[elpumas11]

who voted down u suck who ever u are. messi is so freaking awesome

[bigbluedog0]

amazing man.