Crowds of fans wait outside New Jersey hotel for glimpse of Lionel Messi
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- They call it Messi-mania. Crowds of fans sprinted from one side of Hoboken's W hotel to the other on Friday night, ho...
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- They call it Messi-mania. Crowds of fans sprinted from one side of Hoboken's W hotel to the other on Friday night, hoping to catch a glimpse of the superstar athlete. "He's the best futbol player in the world, and it's a dream to meet him and he's stepping right in my state," said 11-year-old Mason Rivera. It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for fans, anxiously waiting to snap a shot as the team buses rolled into the hotel. Rivera has all the Messi memorabilia you can imagine - everything but an autograph.