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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Afghan boy who wore a plastic bag as a Lionel&amp;nbsp;Messi&amp;nbsp;jersey was forced into exile amid threats from the Taliban, reports the Associated Press.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Five-year-old Murtaza&amp;nbsp;Ahmadi went viral on the internet for wearing the homemade soccer jersey&amp;nbsp;in January. He recently left Afghanistan with his family for Pakistan when phone calls and a menacing letter posed a threat to their safety.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CLife became a misery for us,\u201D said the boy\u2019s father, Mohammad Arif Ahmadi\u200B.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;WILSON:&amp;nbsp;Leicester City wins Premier League&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The elder&amp;nbsp;Ahmadi&amp;nbsp;says he uprooted his life to save the lives of his family members.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI sold all my belongings and brought my family out of Afghanistan to save my son\u2019s life as well as the lives of the rest of the family,\u201D he said.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The young fan received an autographed Barcelona jersey, an Argentina national team jersey and a signed soccer ball from his hero in February.\u200B\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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