Messi gets son Thiago's hand image tattooed on left leg

London, Mar 22 : Barcelona star Lionel Messi has got a tattoo of his baby son's hand on his left leg, as revealed in a picture on Twitter.

The Argentine striker tweeted a picture of the picture of the tattoo to show the stylish ink-up play of his son Thiago's hand, the Sun reports.

Messi's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo gave birth to Thiago in November 2012, the report added.

Meanwhile, Messi has admitted that he has cried many times after performing poorly for his national team, Argentina.

During an interview with an Argentinean television channel, Messi said he has cried many times, adding in the 2006 World Cup they had played so well and lost to Germany on penalties.

Messi also dismissed rumours of a crisis at his club Barcelona and said that the Spanish champions will keep their Champions League hopes alive with a rousing comeback at home against AC Milan.