It first started with Real Madrid's Marcelo, but Lionel Messi made it go viral when he took his jersey off and showed his name to the supporters. Months later, Cristiano Ronaldo copied it, and now another player has done so too. Did you see who coped their celebration?
When Marcelo did it, nothing much was made of his revelry. However, when Messi decided to pull his kit off his back and show his name to Los Blancos fans, the celebration swiftly became a trending topic. Like most things the Barcelona star does…
Months later, "CR7" decided to get his own back when he, too, pulled off his jersey to show it off to the crowd at the Camp Nou to show the Blaugrana who's boss.
The celebration has become synonymous with the duo's rivalry, but that didn't stop Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi from mirroring his idol and fellow countryman's action after he bagged a hat-trick against cross-city rivals AC Milan.
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Icardi, whose trio of strikes took his goals tally to nine goals in eight games for the campaign, grew up idolising Messi, and he certainly drew inspiration from the 30-year-old.
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