Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales has been in the headlines ever since the conclusion of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The Spaniard kissed the World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso before she collected her winner's medal, which was deemed to be a sexual assault by many correspondents and fans. With the entire Spanish media on his back, Rubiales has been made a mockery again due to a certain Inter Miami ace.

Lionel Messi has a habit of making any defender in the world dance to his tune in his prime years. This was exactly the case when Messi's Barcelona faced Rubiales' Levante in 2007. It was just the third year in the purple colors of Barcelona for the magisterial Argentine, who went on to score 672 goals for the club in 778 appearances. The Inter Miami ace was just getting started.

Barcelona had a strong hold on the top of the La Liga rankings. However, Frank Rijkaard's men started losing their grip at the back end of the season, allowing Los Blancos to run away with the title. However, in that decline in form, there was one game in which Barcelona managed to secure all three points, i.e. Levante.

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A video has emerged on social media of that match in which Rubiales finds it hard to control Messi on the right flank. Firstly, the Inter Miami talisman fooled the Spaniard by not changing his direction. Then, Messi ran past Rubiales, leaving the Spaniard moving in circles. Barcelona managed to win the game 1-0 thanks to a Samuel Eto'o winner.