Two of the great popular culture icons of this decade have been Lionel Messi and the immensely popular HBO television series Game of Thrones.

The two have come together at last, with the Barcelona star showing off a trio of customised trainers based on the programme.

Messi shows off three pairs of the Adidas shoes in his Instagram story, each in different colours with 'Game of Thrones' written on the inside sole.

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Barcelona star Lionel Messi showed off a trio of customised trainers based on Game of Thrones

Messi shows off three pairs of the Adidas shoes in his Instagram story, each in different colours

The shoes have sigils from the show, or recognisable lines from the hit TV and book series

The first, in silver, has the sigil of the house of Stark on the tongue - a grey direwolf on a black background.

Second is a trainer primarily coloured red, with the symbol of the Targaryens as decoration - a red, three-headed dragon.

The final trainer, which is black with white flecks, has words as decoration on the tongue: 'Night gathers and now my watch begins'.

This is taken from the oath of the Night's Watch, a military order central to Game of Thrones' story, and of which Jon Snow - a major character played by Kit Harrington - is a member.

Messi has been able to enjoy his new footwear following his early exit from duty with Argentina

Messi has been able to enjoy his new footwear following his early exit from duty with Argentina during the international break.

He played for his country for the first time since the World Cup on Friday, however could not prevent Argentina being embarrassed 3-1 by Venezuela.

Messi then returned to Barcelona, and will not take part in a second friendly, against Morocco on Tuesday night.