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Soccer Star Lionel Messi Becomes Brand Ambassador for Israeli Company OrCam

He also promoted an Israeli-based company in 2017.
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September 11, 2020
BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 08: Lionel Messi of Barcelona warms up ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli at Camp Nou on August 08, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

() 鈥 Soccer star Lionel Messi is the new face of the Israeli company OrCam, which makes devices that help the visually impaired identify their surroundings.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a tremendous satisfaction to help improve the lives of blind and visually impaired people,鈥 Messi said Wednesday in a promotional video. 鈥淥rCam My Eye is amazing! It鈥檚 magical.鈥

Messi, considered one of the best soccer players of all time, will be a brand ambassador for the Jerusalem-based company for three years.

This is not Messi鈥檚 first stint promoting an Israeli company. In December 2017, the Tel Aviv-based Sirin Labs hired him as its global ambassador. That company developed what it says is an ultra-secure mobile phone using blockchain technology.

OrCam was co-founded in 2010 by Amnon Shashua and Zvi Aviram, who also co-founded the self-driving car technology company Mobileye. OrCam devices attach to a user鈥檚 glasses frames and convert visual information into audio that is relayed to the user鈥檚 ear.

Messi has been to Israel at least twice 鈥 as part of his Barcelona squad鈥檚 , and for a last year.

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