What Kerala Blasters' forward Raphael Messi Bouli isn't looking forward to anymore is the label of 'Cameroonian Messi'. He has heard it throughout his career and while for the rest of the world, it is about a world-famous namesake, for the 27-year-old, it is just his family name.
"For other people, when they hear 'Messi', it is about the best player in the world. For me, it is my family name. In Cameroon, many people have this name, you will see many Messis there. For me it is normal. For others, it is not normal.