Lionel Messi sends heartfelt message to Argentina's Olympic gold medallist Jose Torres Gil after BMX rider makes history at Paris games

Lionel Messi sends heartfelt message to Argentina's Olympic gold medallist Jose Torres Gil after BMX rider makes history at Paris games

 Lionel Messi has sent a heartfelt message to Argentina’s history-making Olympic gold medallist Jose Torres Gil.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who has taken his record-setting collection of major honours to 45, knows all about claiming gold at the Olympic Games. He achieved that feat himself on the football field back in 2008.