Celebrating Messi's birthday has become a yearly tradition that almost guarantees enough social media chaos to keep conflict-averse people offline for at least forty-eight hours.

One official Guinness World Records birthday post for Messi proved that simply acknowledging his age is enough to trigger a full-scale diplomatic crisis among his most dedicated internet detractors.

If only everyone could manage their tax affairs with the same precision that the internet manages to argue about the exact statistical significance of the G.O.A.T.'s birthday.