Ed Sheeran ran into Lionel Messi and felt that mix of nerves and euphoria that only comes from being in front of someone like that. He didn’t hesitate: he approached him and started speaking to him in English, trying to make the most of every second.
He kept it up for a full 3 minutes, convinced they were having a real conversation. The problem was that Messi didn’t understand absolutely anything he was saying to him.
Only afterward did someone tell him the truth: Messi doesn’t speak English. The whole conversation, that moment he would keep as one of his best anecdotes, had been a one-sided monologue. Exciting nonetheless, but with a disappointment that he now recounts with laughter. 😅⚽