Lionel Messi's statue in Buenos Aires has been targeted for the second time in 15 months after vandals knocked the entire artwork off its podium.
The bronze figure of the Barcelona and Argentina legend was attacked by criminals at the start of the year when vandals chopped the statue in two before making off with the upper part of the installation.
Despite the statue being fixed soon after, however, the Daily Mail has now reported that looters have once again taken tools to the effigy - only this time they left the statue near its base after cutting it at ankle level.