Argentina are in crisis after last night’s 3-0 defeat to Brazil and now face the serious threat of failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Their talisman, Lionel Messi, has failed to lift the team after coming out of his brief retirement but he has once again stolen the headlines by revealing a new tattoo which is basically an impression of a sock on his left leg.
 

The man known as Pulce (The flea) has also been warned that he could face health problems with Dr Will Kirby writing in Womens Health magazine that tattoos such as this, that are mostly coloured in black and that in all probability, are ink based on carbon, may contain elements that are harmful to health. The doctor stated that; “The greater the volume of ink on the skin, the greater is the risk that this could have a negative impact”. At the moment however, it’s his country’s participation in the greatest football show on earth that is his main worry.








Steve Mitchell @barafundler