BOOTHYPE - It's hard to picture Messi in Nike boots but that's what he had on feet at the start of his career. He wore Tiempos, Total 90s and even the Mercurial
![Lionel Messi wore Nike boots in unearthed photos before inking Adidas 'billionaire' deal - Daily Star Lionel Messi wore Nike boots in unearthed photos before inking Adidas 'billionaire' deal - Daily Star](https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article27303908.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Messi-Barcelone.jpg)
Lionel Messi wore Nike boots in unearthed photos before inking Adidas 'billionaire' deal - Daily Star
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Lionel Messi golden boots at World Cup 2022: Name, release date, and price of Argentina legend's adidas shoes | Sporting News
![Club Clobber on X: "Legacy 🐐 A picture of Lionel Messi wearing Nike boots is as rare as Lionel Messi not in a Barca shirt https://t.co/2D5MCagAcK" / X Club Clobber on X: "Legacy 🐐 A picture of Lionel Messi wearing Nike boots is as rare as Lionel Messi not in a Barca shirt https://t.co/2D5MCagAcK" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8Dth_lXMAIlV-A.jpg:large)
Club Clobber on X: "Legacy 🐐 A picture of Lionel Messi wearing Nike boots is as rare as Lionel Messi not in a Barca shirt https://t.co/2D5MCagAcK" / X
![Lionel Messi wore Nike boots in unearthed photos before inking Adidas 'billionaire' deal - Daily Star Lionel Messi wore Nike boots in unearthed photos before inking Adidas 'billionaire' deal - Daily Star](https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article27303910.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Argentinas-Lionel-Messi-L-vies-with-N.jpg)
Lionel Messi wore Nike boots in unearthed photos before inking Adidas 'billionaire' deal - Daily Star
![Goodbye Stevie - Only Nike! What Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerrard, Messi and Neymar Wore When They Made Their Professional Debut - Footy Headlines Goodbye Stevie - Only Nike! What Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerrard, Messi and Neymar Wore When They Made Their Professional Debut - Footy Headlines](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fMofxZsRETs/WDbX9KEokBI/AAAAAAABDwc/qSlRJGNRcicdG-BpD3BaUW0rKs9xDY6IQCLcB/s1600/gerrard-boots%2B%25282%2529.jpg)