It is a near-universal truth that soccer fans want to be Messi, to live Messi's life and do what Messi does. This holds true, apparently, for other footballers as well. Just ask Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
Ramos tweeted out his New Year's collage earlier today, which is a thing a lot of people do. What most people don't do, however, is include in their collages pictures of other people's significant others and children.
See that red-circled one in the middle? The black and white one with the tiny hand holding a finger? That picture is actually from the Instagram account of Antonella Roccuzzo, Messi's girlfriend and the mother of his two sons.
See here's the post:
And, hey, we get it. We all want to be Messi. Some of us are just a little more subtle about it.
Ramos later updated the collage. Here's the new one:
Thank you for being there! To many more great moments to share in 2016. Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/8QZP5n4IT9
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) December 31, 2015
We can't help but wonder which other players' wives and children are in there.
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