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Meet Francis, the man who cycled 4200 kilometres to Russia by bicycle just to see Messi

Would you travel halfway across the world just to see one person? Would you risk it all, take a bike and cycle for thousands of kilometres, deal with stubborn border authorities and lose weight in the process just to go see your favourite team play?

Well, one man in India did just that.

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