Soccer-From bars to bouncy castles, Messi enjoyed relaxed life in Barcelona

Soccer Football - Lionel Messi holds an FC Barcelona press conference - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - August 8, 2021 Barcelona fans wait outside the Camp Nou after the press conference REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) -From posing for selfies to enjoying seafront meals and taking his children to bouncy castles, Lionel Messi's down-to-earth existence won him the admiration of many locals in his longtime hometown Barcelona.

Messi bade a tearful farewell https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/soccer-tearful-messi-confirms-he-is-leaving-barcelona-2021-08-08 to FC Barcelona on Sunday, preparing to find a new life away from the Castelldefels suburb where he lived a peaceful, homely existence.