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Lionel Messi finally meets the pop legend he’s named after as fans ask ‘is this true?’

Published on April 12, 2025 at 08:55 PM

Lionel Messi finally meets the pop legend he’s named after as fans ask ‘is this true?’

LIONEL MESSI finally met his namesake as the football legend linked up with pop icon Lionel Richie.

The star was named after crooner by his mother.

Collage of Lionel Messi meeting Lionel Richie.
Lionel Messi finally met his namesake Lionel Richie
Collage of Lionel Messi meeting Lionel Richie.
It was the first meeting between the football legend and pop icon
Collage of Lionel Messi meeting Lionel Richie.
Messi was all smiles as he finally linked up with the crooner
Lionel Messi with his mother and a birthday cake.
Messi was named after Richie by mum Celia Cuccittini

Celia Cuccittini is a major fan of the ‘Hello’ hitmaker.

And she decided to name son in his honour.

Amazingly, the pair had never met each other before.

But that changed when the pair linked up for the first time on Friday night.

Richie posted several photos to social media showing him shaking hands with Messi at an event.

The pair were all smiles as they exchanged pleasantries.

And Richie went online to express his delight at their interaction.

He said: “When Lionel meets Lionel!

“His mother named him after me... and now here we are.

“Great meeting you after all these years.”;

However, fans were less certain whether Messi really had been named after Richie.

One said: “Is this true?”;

Another declared: “Where did this Messi lore come from?”;

One noted: “Imagine being named after Lionel Richie.”;

Another added: “Messi’s family recognise greatness.”;

Richie had previously declared that Messi had indeed been named after him.

In 2014, the singer said: “(Us meeting) is gonna happen, because I’m quite honoured.

“They named him after me, how about that? I love it.”;

Two years later, after Messi’s Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile, Richie noted: “Yes, Lionel, just make it easy like Sunday morning. Don't get all out of shape here.

“If I told you how many times I lost at the Grammies and it only made me do one thing – get better.

“So, I'm not even worried about my namesake – he's going to be just fine.

“He's a winner obviously. I'm sure he's down right now but he's a Lionel, he can't go wrong.”

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