Accordingly, an Instagram account recently quoted Messi and caused a stir, claiming that the Argentine star highly appreciated his second son Mateo for his excellent football skills and that many academies in the US wanted to sign him. The site also said that Messi appreciated Mateo’s playing style as very similar to his own when he was a child.
However, these quotes were recently responded to and corrected by Messi himself in a very harsh manner. “Wrong, I never said that,” Messi responded through his official account, also on the social network Instagram, which has just reached 500 million followers.
Messi and his wife Roccuzzo with their three sons Thiago (right, front row), Mateo (top) and Ciro (middle)
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Messi responds to Mateo’s comments on social media
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Messi and his wife Roccuzzo have three sons, Thiago (born in 2012), Mateo (2015) and Ciro (2018). Thiago and Mateo have joined the Inter Miami Academy, playing for the U.12 and U.9 teams, respectively.
Whether the Argentine’s sons will pursue professional football careers and follow in their great father’s footsteps remains to be seen.
“My sons have a passion for football. Thiago loves to join his friends in the Inter Miami U.12 team . The same goes for Mateo. Ciro is still too young to join his brothers. The children love watching football and follow almost every match whenever possible. Thiago is very close to Benja – Luis Suarez’s son. They all have the same hobby of playing and watching football,” Messi previously confided on TyC Sports (Argentina).
Messi also left open the possibility of his sons pursuing a football career. But if they do, it would make him very happy.
Recently, Messi’s eldest son Thiago and the U.12 Inter Miami team won the Weston Cup in the US. The boy is considered to have a great talent for football, but plays in the central midfielder position. Meanwhile, the second son Mateo also always causes a stir on social networks when playing for the U.9 Inter Miami team.
Mateo (left) shows off his amazing juggling skills.
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Mateo was the focus of a recent social media clip when he performed extremely skillful juggling techniques that left viewers amazed. The only difference is that Mateo is right-footed, while his father, the famous player Messi, has a magical left foot.
Messi also revealed about Mateo in an interview on TyC Sports channel: “Mateo is right-footed and knows a little about football. He has a good shot but is still too young. Mainly, he plays football to exercise with his friends.”
