Lionel Messi gifts a signed Argentina Jersey to MS Dhoni’s daughter.
Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, made the sporting world his own by leading Argentina to the FIFA World Cup title, which they won on penalties against France. Following Messi and Argentina’s victory, celebrations erupted not only in Argentina but all over the world.
Even in India, people lavishly celebrated Argentina’s third World Cup victory. Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina’s football team, has now given MS Dhoni’s seven-year-old daughter, Ziva, a signed jersey. The joy on the toddler’s face knows no bounds.
Ziva Singh Dhoni shared the news of the same on her official Instagram account. The caption of the post reads, “Like father, like daughter! ” #commonlove #merrychristmas.”
In the pictures, we can see Messi’s autograph. He also wrote “Para Ziva,” which means ‘For Ziva’.
The Instagram comment makes it very evident that the young child inherited her enthusiasm for football and the legendary player Messi from her father. Since being shared, the post has amassed over two lakh likes.
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MS Dhoni, the Indian cricketing superstar, enjoys football and has been frequently spotted training with Chennaiyin FC, which he co-owns in the Indian Super League.
A few days ago, the 7-time Ballon d’Or winner also sent a signed jersey to Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha took to Instagram to express his appreciation for the gift, posting a photo of himself with Shah holding the jersey.
Argentina’s Football Association recently released a commercial thanking Lionel Messi for his heroics at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The commercial depicts a young boy receiving the World Cup trophy and opening Christmas presents under the tree.
He takes the trophy and says, ‘Gracias, Papa Noel,’ before kissing it. Santa Claus is known as Papa Noel in Argentina, but the name has been changed to honor Lionel Messi
