Argentina World Cup Player With Cristiano Ronaldo Tattoo 'Not Anti-Messi'

26.07.2023 - 13:35 sports.ndtv.com

Argentina's Women's World Cup striker Yamila Rodriguez has defended having a tattoo of Cristiano Ronaldo on her leg, saying: "I don't hate Messi." The 25-year-old faced flak on social media from fans back home after they spotted the ink on her left shin of Portugal's Ronaldo -- the great rival of Argentina captain Lionel Messi. "Please, enough, I'm not doing well.

At what point did I say I'm anti-Messi?" Rodriguez wrote on social media in response. "Messi is our great captain in the national team, but the fact that I say that my inspiration and my idol is CR7 (Ronaldo) does not mean that I hate Messi.

Enough, it's tiring and it hurts." Rodriguez, who came on as a substitute in Monday's 1-0 World Cup defeat to Italy, has numerous other tattoos, including one of Argentina legend Diego Maradona. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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