15 soccer players who met their idols when they were kids and are now stars too

Let's find out who are the 15 soccer players who met their idols when they were kids and are now stars too. This meeting is very special in the player's life and when they manage to reach the goal of working on the same front as the idol, the satisfaction is even greater.

1 – Messi and Steven Bergwijn: it was in 2008 that Steve managed to take a picture with his idol. Years later he played a few games with Messi, he is currently at PSV in the Netherlands;

2 – Mauro Icardi and Maxi López: Maxi was Icardi's idol and this relationship grew a lot, but a personal episode involving the two ended the relationship. It happened that Icardi left with Maxi's wife;

3 – Kylian Mbappé and Cristiano Ronaldo: at age 14 Mbappé had several football idols and one of them was Cristiano Ronaldo, in that same period they took their first photo together. He has already participated in several competitions playing with CR;

4 – Carlos Tévez and Juan Román Riquelme: in that period, the two already played soccer, but one was considered one of the best in the world, while the other was still anonymous. Years later, the two played together;

5 – Luis Suarez and Matthijs de Ligt: in the first photo they took together, Ligt was very young, today he is considered one of the most promising players. Some speculation says that he can go to Barcelona and there he would play with Luis Suarez;

6 – Robinho and Neymar: Neymar took a photo with his idol Robinho on several occasions when he was little. Years later, with the player already grown, he managed to play together with Robinho;

7 – Borja Mayoral and Sergio Ramos: Borja had Sergio as his idol, but he didn't imagine that years later he would be able to play on the same team and be a great partner;

8 – Mateo Kovacic and Luka Modric: another beautiful story of a boy who took a picture with his idol and today the two are partners and are still playing for Real Madrid for the Croatia national team;

9 – Harry Kane and David Beckham: when he was little, Harry took a photo with his idol and today they have played together several times. Nor did he imagine that he would be one of the best scorers football has ever seen today;

10 – Rodrygo and Neymar: Neymar grew up and inspired and still inspires many young people, one of them was Rodrygo who is now a big star at Real Madrid and has played with Neymar;

11 – Andres Iniesta and Pep Guardiola: this story is also very interesting, today Guardiola is Adrés' coach, but when the boy was little, he was a great idol;

12 – Patrick Kluivert and Marco Van Basten: in Barcelona and also in the Dutch national team, Kluivert became a great player, as well as his idol Marco, who he followed since he was a child;

13 – :Maradona and Ricardo Bochini: Maradona also had his idols and one of them is Bochini, who he also used to call his teacher. At the beginning of his career, Maradona did not fail to take a picture with his idol;

14 – Antoine Griezmann and the French team of 98: it was at the age of 7 that Griezmann got his first photo with his idols. Almost twenty years later, he was also responsible for a world cup, as well as the team in 1998;

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15 – Danny Welbeck and Ruud Van Nistelrooy: Danny started football early and already provided a photo with his idol, this took place at a camp. Today the two are two excellent players.