Cirque du Soleil/Handout via REUTERSBUENOS AIRES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A Cirque du Soleil production inspired by the life ​​and career of Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi, will be staged in Buenos Aires in October, where Argentina's World Cup glory in Qatar still lives strong. The performance titled 'Messi10', after his favored jersey number, showcases the rise of the striker from his early childhood in Rosario to his iconic moment as world champion. "The incredible thing with this show is that the legend is alive, so he had to approve it," Sean McKeown, artistic director of Cirque du Soleil told Reuters at the preview show in Buenos Aires. Cirque du Soleil first premiered the show in 2019 in Barcelona, ​​where Messi was playing at the time. Plans to tour Latin American in 2024 are underway with a date confirmed in the Dominican Republic in April, the company said.

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Persons: ​, Lionel Messi, Sean McKeown, Cirque, Cirque du Soleil, Messi, McKeown, La Mosca, Leo, Matias Loizaga, Lucinda Elliott, David Gregorio Our Organizations: du, Argentine, Reuters, REUTERS, Cirque du, du Soleil, Lucila, Thomson Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, REUTERS BUENOS AIRES, Qatar, Rosario, Barcelona, Dominican Republic