Messi was asked to stand up for a guy facing the death penalty.

Mohammed al-Faraj, 15, was arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2017. He was accused of crimes against the government. His parents said that in prison the boy went through torture and harsh interrogations.

In the end, prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Al-Faraj. And the parents turned to Messi to help the child.

What does this have to do with Leo? He's Saudi Arabia's tourism ambassador. The family thinks he has enough influence to have the decision reconsidered