BUENOS AIRES ∙ The registration office authorities in the Santa Fe province of Argentina are now seeing two names – Lionel and Lionola! All those who come to name their recently born babies say these two names. Lionel if a boy. If it’s a girl, it’s Layana.
The reason is the admiration for Lionel Messi, the world champion. Santa Fe is the province that includes Messi’s hometown of Rosario. Diario La Capital, a local newspaper in Rosario, reported that 1 in 70 babies born in December were named after Messi.
At the same time, coach Christophe Gaultier said that Messi will not be on the field in today’s French Cup match, even though he has returned to the French club PSG after the celebrations in Argentina. Messi, who arrived at the club’s ground with a heroic welcome, also participated in the training session yesterday. ‘The club’s decision is to give Messi a little more rest. He won’t play tomorrow. “Messi will return in the league match against Angers on the 12th,” Galtier said. The club has also given rest to Brazilian player Neymar and French player Kylian Mbappe, who joined the team earlier.
English Summary: Adoration of the world champion Lionel Messi