Argentina World Cup player with Ronaldo tattoo 'not anti-Messi'
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Argentina's Women's World Cup striker Yamila Rodriguez has defended having a tattoo of Cristiano Ronaldoon her leg, saying: «I don't hate Messi.»
The 25-year-old faced flak on social media from fans back home after they spotted the ink on her left shin of Portugal's Ronaldo — the great rival of Argentina captain Lionel Messi.
«Please, enough, I'm not doing well. At what point did I say I'm anti-Messi?» Rodriguez wrote on social media in response.
«Messi is our great captain in the national team, but the fact that I say that my inspiration and my idol is CR7 (Ronaldo) does not mean that I hate Messi. Enough, it's tiring and it hurts.»
Rodriguez, who came on as a substitute in Monday's 1-0 World Cupdefeat to Italy, has numerous other tattoos, including one of Argentina legend Diego Maradona.
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