FANS have spotted a controversial tattoo on the leg of Argentina star Yamila Rodriguez.
La Albiceleste got their Women’s World Cup campaign under way on Monday, losing their opener to Italy 1-0.
Rodriguez, 25, came off the bench in the game but supporters were left shocked after seeing a tattoo of Cristiano Ronaldo’s face on her leg.
The Al-Nassr star has had a long rivalry with Argentine hero Lionel Messi in a battle to be regarded as the greatest player ever.
And after his World Cup triumph in Qatar last year, surely all from his home nation back Messi in the GOAT debate.
But Rodriguez is firmly in team Ronaldo.
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Speaking ahead of the World Cup, she explained her tattoo, saying: “Ronaldo is, without a doubt, the best player in the world.
“I watched him play and thought: how can he be so perfect? He surprises me with everything that he does.
“With this tattoo, now I have Cristiano with me forever.”
Rodriguez also named Ronaldo as her idol and stated “not Messi” in an interview last summer.
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The forward plays her club football for Brazilian side Palmeiras after previously being on the books of Boca Juniors.
Rodriguez also cites Diego Maradona as another one of her role models and she also has his face on her thigh.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
