Thursday, 11 September 2014

Lionel Messi's hometown of Rosario bans parents from naming newborn babies after Barcelona star


LOL… This news report in the Daily Mirror is really really interesting! Lionel Messi’s hometown, Rosario in Agentina has passed a new law banning parents from naming their children Messi! Their reasoning is that they are trying to avoid confusion because dozens of kids could be named Messi, after the popular Barcelona’s player.

Read more after the cut……
The hometown of Lionel Messi has banned parents from naming newborn babies after the Argentine.
The Barcelona superstar will go down as one of the greatest footballers ever as he continues to defy logic and break just about every record in sight.
In his homeland, Messi is savoured as a god-like figure and came within minutes of leading Argentina to World Cup glory this summer.
But should you live in Rosario, you cannot give your child the same name.
According to Gonzalo Carrillo, the civil register in Santa Fe, it is "prohibited by law" to name babies Messi - because it is a surname and not a first name.
It comes after a father in a different province reportedly named his child after the 27-year-old.
Hector Varela told Marca: "I am Messi's father. Many people chose Lionel as a name for their sons after Messi, but this is more obvious.
"I am proud to be the first Argentinian to name his baby after the best soccer player in the world."
 
 
 

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