'You son of a b*tch' - Lionel Messi calls out Ibai Llanos at 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony after Twitch streamer made private text conversation with Inter Miami superstar public

• Messi spoke to Ibai Llanos on live Twitch
• Called influencer a 'son of a b*tch'
• Ibai shared stream video on X

WHAT HAPPENED? Inter Miami and Argentina superstar Messi briefly appeared on Ibai's Twitch stream at the Ballon d'Or ceremony. He pointedly said, albeit always with a half-smile on his face: "I'm not going to answer you anymore because you make everything public and I don't like it…the Ballon d’Or? Now you are changing the topic you son of a b*tch."

Ibai himself, having been quick to protest, posted a video of the exchange on X, with the caption: "The moment when he calls me a son of a b*tch and then we start talking as if it were a serious interview, what was it?"

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Messi was reportedly peeved about an earlier stream in which Ibai read out part of text conversation between them.

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WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI? Having not had a summer off in 2023 because of his transfer to Inter Miami, Messi has been playing without a proper break for over a year. But with Miami's MLS season now over, he is now set for some well deserved time off until 2024 once a pair of friendlies in China in early November are out of the way.