Mass and Messi The ties between love and football were given a semi-official blessing when two Mexican couples decided to marry in Argentina in 2007. Nothing very strange about that perhaps, except that the mock ceremony took place under a portrait of their idol, Diego Maradona, and with a football as a witness. “What the god of football hath joined together, let not man put asunder,” proclaimed the priest of the Iglesia Maradoniana as he blessed the couples. Argentinians have featured in celebrations of another kind too, with both Gabriel Batistuta and Lionel Messi both dedicating messages of love to their respective partners after scoring a goal. Fresh from spearing in a free-kick against AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup in 1996, Fiorentina forward Batigol raced towards a television camera and announced to the watching world: “Irina, te amo” (Irina, I love you). As for Messi, he followed his strike against Mallorca in the Copa del Rey semi-finals last year by drawing his fiancée an imaginary heart with his hands. The goal, which put Barcelona level at 1-1 on the night, also sealed their place in the showpiece final.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 05:53:09 +0000
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