How to play Facebook Messenger's secret football game

Mark Zuckerberg may not be a shape-shifting lizard mutant created in a petri-dish by Jay Z, but he’s most definitely a time-waster of the highest order.

Why else would he continue to hide day-swallowing mini games in his Facebook Messenger app?

First came chess, then basketball, and now – apropos of the Euros, Zucka’s had added a keepy-uppy game too.

Here's a step-by-step to accessing the app...

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Open a new messenger chat and start a conversation.

Click the ball, ignoring their response in the process. You'll be too busy with this game to ever talk to them again anyway.

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Touch the ball to kick it up.

Keep going until you beat our incredible high score.

Nick Pope is a former Shortlist team member and the current Site Director of Esquire, overseeing the digital, video and social media strategy for the brand. He has worked in culture, fashion and lifestyle journalism for over a decade, with a focus on menswear, food and film.