{"id":291518,"date":"2023-09-27T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291518"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:20:12","slug":"can-you-guess-which-football-star-is-hidden-in-this-optical-illusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/can-you-guess-which-football-star-is-hidden-in-this-optical-illusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Can YOU guess which football star is hidden in this optical illusion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Can YOU guess which global football star is hidden in this optical illusion?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can you guess which global football superstar is hidden in this picture?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optical illusions are all the rage these days and this latest one will stump a lot of football fans &#8211; but can you figure out whose face is hidden in the image?<\/p>\n<p>The picture, which has gone viral on social media on Wednesday, showcases a herd of goats on a field, however, there&#8217;s more than what meets the eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you squint your eyes &#8211; or perhaps go cross-eyed &#8211; you might be able to spot a familiar face within the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look below and let us know which player you think it is!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/15\/75894983-12566867-image-a-13_1695824623299.jpg\" height=\"621\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Can you guess which global football superstar is hidden in this optical illusion?<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right &#8211; it&#8217;s Lionel Messi!<\/p>\n<p>The Inter Miami star is often labelled as the GOAT (greatest of all time) and now he looks like one (well, a herd of them).<\/p>\n<p>Messi has not played since he was subbed off in the 37th minute of Miami&#8217;s game against Toronto FC due to &#8216;muscle fatigue.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, Houston Dynamo manager Ben Olsen has told reporters that he expects Messi\u00a0to be on the field for Inter Miami during the upcoming US Open Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re pretty sure he&#8217;ll play,&#8217; Olsen said. &#8216;We&#8217;ll prepare for them in that way. They&#8217;ve got some options if that isn&#8217;t the case. But we&#8217;ll prepare for their best lineup unless we hear something more concrete.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/15\/75896071-12566867-image-a-14_1695825087010.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right! It&#8217;s Inter Miami and Argentina forward Lionel Messi (pictured)<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12566867\/Can-guess-global-football-star-hidden-optical-illusion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can YOU guess which global football star is hidden in this optical illusion? Can you guess which global football superstar is hidden in this picture?\u00a0 Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here Optical illusions are all the rage these days and this latest one will stump a lot of football [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can YOU guess which football star is hidden in this optical illusion? - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/can-you-guess-which-football-star-is-hidden-in-this-optical-illusion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can YOU guess which football star is hidden in this optical illusion? - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can YOU guess which global football star is hidden in this optical illusion? 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