Argentina ahead at Ladies’s World Cup defends her Ronaldo tattoo

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Argentina’s Yamila Rodriguez management the ball through the Ladies’s World Cup Group G soccer match between Italy and Argentina at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photograph/Abbie Parr)

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — An Argentina ahead who has a Cristiano Ronaldo tattoo needs followers to cease criticizing her for idolizing the Portugal star as an alternative of nationwide hero Lionel Messi.

Yamila Rodríguez, who additionally has a tattoo of the late Argentine nice Diego Maradona, took to social media Tuesday on the Fifa Ladies’s World Cup to ask followers to again off.

“Please, that’s sufficient. I’m not doing nicely. When did I say that I’m anti-Messi? Cease saying issues that I didn’t say as a result of I’m actually going by way of a tricky time,” Rodríguez stated on her social media channels. “We’re not all obliged to solely love the gamers from our nation.”

Argentina misplaced 1-0 to Italy in its opening match on the match and subsequent faces South Africa on Friday in Group G. Rodríguez performed a couple of minutes in opposition to the Italians.

“Messi is our nice captain within the nationwide group, however simply because I say that my inspiration and idol is CR7, it doesn’t imply I hate Messi,” she stated.

Rodríguez has stated in different events she has “the 2 greatest gamers on the planet on my left leg.”

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