It is of little secret that music star Justin Bieber is a soccer fan.
The Canadian superstar has frequently been seen sporting the jersey of English Premier League team Arsenal, although Bieber has been known to wear others too.
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Bieber will perform at FIFA’s controversial half-time show during Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina and the singer has been gearing up for the game at the Fanatics Fan Festival in New York.
Bieber scores five out of five practice penalties
The 32-year-old was among a host of A-list celebrities to have appeared at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
As a soccer fan, it was only natural that he’d be asked to show onlookers what he’s got.
Bieber scored five out of five penalty kicks as the likes of Novak Djokovic and Tom Brady watched on.
Reacting to the footage posted by The Athletic on social media platform X, EssentiallySports jokingly compared him to Argentina star Lionel Messi by writing: “5 out of 5, Justin Bieber channeled his inner Lionel Messi at Fanatics Fest!”
Messi, of course, is out to win his second consecutive World Cup – but penalty kicks have not been kind to him during this summer’s tournament.
In fact, he became the first player to ever miss two penalty kicks in the same World Cup by seeing his effort saved against Egypt in the last 16, having missed against Austria in the group stages.
Messi, widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of soccer, has only actually scored 50% of the penalties he’s taken at the World Cup across six editions.
He did, however, score a penalty in Argentina’s 2022 World Cup final win over France in Qatar before scoring in the shootout after a 3-3 draw.
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