Lionel Messi, the famous Argentine footballer who joined FC Barcelona, now officially become Huawei Global Ambassador. Messi will be the face of Huawei in foreign countries in a period of 2 years.
The partnership between Lionel Messi and Huawei announced on Thursday, March 17, 2016, in Barcelona, Spain, according to a report quoted HargaTop of Jamaica-Gleaner (03/17/2016). Although the company declined to reveal the 'honor' of Messi, but the foreign media speculated that Huawei least spend around € 8 million or around Rp 118 billion per year.
According to Huawei, the fighting spirit of Messi in world football has inspired millions of people in foreign countries. "Lionel Messi will help our brand (Huawei) to encourage people to focus, persist, and make breakthroughs, for greatness, particularly in Europe, Asia, and Latin America where Huawei has loyal fans were great," said Kevin Ho as President of Huawei Handset Business.
"You have to sacrifice and work hard, always trying to achieve the best. On the day when you feel that no progress can be made, you have to keep working to achieve more accomplishments, "said Messi.
It seems this is not the first time the football star to be involved in the world of smartphones. Previously, as part of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi is also taking part in the promotion of smartphones made by Indonesia which sponsors the show The Voice Indonesia in 2016, Advan i5A. Even at the launch Advan i5A with FC Barcelona, Messi says 'Love Indonesia technologies'.