Most sports fans either like their favorite teams or players. Then there are the people who build their entire lives around them, a special lot who go beyond face painting or get custom tattoos of their favorite sports icons. However, it would be tough to beat the die-hard superfans of this century filling 730 notebooks covering the goal scoring career of Lionel Messi.
Last weekend, Messi finally won the first major international trophy of his illustrious career as Argentina defeated Brazil in the summit clash of the Copa America at the iconic Maracan Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentine star forward’s delight on winning the Copa America title was very evident to the crowd at the venue and to the millions of fans around the world. Amidst the celebrations with teammates, the 34-year-old took a video call from the ground up to see his family share happy moments with them.
According to a report in ole.com, the Argentine star has since shared his success with a 100-year-old superfan. Don Hernán is a Spanish grandfather who has gained popularity on TikTok in recent weeks. However, what makes Hernan’s effort special is that he follows Messi from the very beginning of his career. Messi recorded one goal each for club and country, all by hand with a pencil and paper. The superfan has filled out nearly 730 notebooks covering his sporting idol’s goal-scoring efforts.
On learning about this 100-year-old superfan, Messi surprised Hernan through a video message.
The video clip shared by the publication on Twitter shows the grandson showing a video clip of Messi to his grandfather. In the video, Messi said that his (Don Hearn) story reached him and it feels crazy that you are keeping track of the goals you have created. Messi also mentioned that he is giving a big hug and thanked him for what he did. The clip ends with Hernan appearing to laugh after watching Messi’s video.
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Messi sent a video to his 100-year-old grandfather Don Hernan, who scores each of his goals by hand. “Your story came to me and it drives me crazy, I don’t even save goals like this. I want to thank you for what you do”
️ If this doesn’t excite you… pic.twitter.com/QhPSugmjhK
— Diario Ole (@DiarioOle) 14 July 2021
Meanwhile, Julian also shared a video clip of Messi on Instagram.
Notably, Hernan does not own a smartphone and has no idea how to access the Internet. But the 100-year-old short video became a viral sensation on the platform when her grandson Julian started posting videos of his grandfather on the social media platform.
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