Lionel Messi's fan following has reached Iraq. The Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has congratulated the Argentine playmaker for his match-winning goal against Iran in the football World Cup clash last weekend, reported Arabic news agency Mahr, as translated by the Brookings Institution&rsquo;s Hanif Zarrabi-Kashani.
<img title="Lionel Messi" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/aug/Messi2506.jpg" alt="Lionel Messi" /> Lionel Messi
The Sunni militant group went a step further by asking Messi to &ldquo;join the jihadist call.&rdquo; ISIS is currently fighting in Iraq and Syria.

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&nbsp;The Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has congratulated the Argentine playmaker for his match-winning goal against Iran in the football World Cup clash last weekend

FIFA World Cup: ISIS asks Messi to 'join jihad' after goal against Iran

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