The Argentinian footballer wants to extend his influence beyond the world of sport.
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00:00 Lionel Messi has joined the fight against climate change.
00:07 The footballer is collaborating with Join the Planet, a foundation for environmental
00:12 conservation.
00:13 They have a single goal, take care of the planet.
00:18 Messi wants to extend his influence beyond the football field by collecting thousands
00:23 of tons of plastics from coasts around the world to turn them into a customized sculpture
00:28 of his historic left boot.
00:33 The foundation`s first initiative will be cleaning the Paraná River in Rosario, Argentina.
00:41 We try to identify such, you know, such actions which are very practical, like they can help
00:46 someone on the ground to bring such solutions to these communities which put together initiatives
00:51 that make sense and they are practical and feasible and implementable.
00:57 The 16-year-old activist inspired Messi to join the initiative.
01:02 The world is at a crossroads.
01:06 We face a crushing choice.
01:08 Continue as we are or come together side by side to forge a better tomorrow.
01:15 It`s a legacy for the next generations.
01:18 Join the Planet.
01:19 We are together.
01:20 The play to change the planet.
01:22 Get yours in jointheplanet.earth.
01:24 EARTH.
01:25 Join the Planet.
01:26 Planet Earth.
01:27 Planet Earth.
01:28 Planet Earth.
01:28 (whooshing)