Lionel Messi tattoos all the rage after World Cup victory as Argentina fans pay tribute to man who ‘brought the greatest joy’
- Fans of the Argentine team that won the World Cup this month are lining up in Buenos Aires for tattoos of captain Lionel Messi and the World Cup trophy
- Not all tattoos are equal, though, and many a fan has been mocked on social media for blundered ink
Fans of the Argentine team that claimed football’s ultimate prize in Qatar this month are lining up in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires for tattoos of victorious captain Lionel Messi and the World Cup trophy.
“For the next two weeks, I have [appointments] exclusively related to the World Cup,” tattoo artist Esteban Vucinovich says.
“Some had already made an appointment for tattoos of snakes or skulls, but they are changing it to Messi or the cup. I have two or three appointments a day.”
The most requested skin art is of the trophy, Vucinovich says, followed by Messi and then goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who was crucial in Argentina’s victory in the final against France.
Many fans are inspired by the body art of Argentine players such as Angel Di Maria, who has since recently sported a World Cup tattoo on his right leg.
“I got a tattoo of Messi as a gesture of thanks,” civil servant Nicolas Rechanik says.
