ISIS Releases Threat Against Lionel Messi and Neymar

By Josh Rosenblatt

October 30, 2017

Photo Credit: Getty Images

Two of the biggest soccer stars in the world are the target of a new threat from ISIS ahead of the World Cup this summer in Russia. Per AS, Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar appear in a photoshopped image released by the terrorist group this week. 

Neymar is shown kneeling in the desert next to a figure dressed in black, while Messi is lying on the ground next to an ISIS flag. The image is accompanied by a caption that reads, "You will not enjoy security until we live it in Muslim countries."

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