When Reza Parastesh shot to fame for being Lionel Messi’s doppleganger, he would not have imagined he could get arrested for it!
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Well, that’s just what happened to the Iranian when he was walking around in his home town of Hamedan wearing a Barcelona jersey.
But Reza caused a commotion from fans thinking the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had visited Iran.
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People flocked to take selfies with the person they thought was the Argentine footballer.
Eventually, with too many people in one place, the police had to rush him to the station to avoid any more hassle.
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In fact he almost went to prison! Lucky break for him that it did not happen. Of all the reasons to get picked up by police, looking like Messi has to be one of the weirdest.