WHY DOES LIONEL MESSI DO THIS SIGN CELEBRATION AFTER SCORING A GOAL?

LIONEL MESSI IS A LOVING GRANDCHILD IN HIS FAMILY.

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EVEN WHILE ITS COMMON TO SEE MESSI RAISE BOTH HANDS IN THE AIR AFTER SCORING FEW PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE.

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IN ACTUALITY IT IS AN HOMAGE TO MESSIS GRANDMOTHER CELIA WHO HE CREDITS WITH IGNITING HIS PASSION FOR FOOTBALL

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AND ENCOURAGING HIM AS HE TOOK HIS INITIAL STEPS IN THE SPORT.

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SADLY SHE PASSED SUDDENLY IN 1998 AND NEVER GOT TO SEE HIM PERFORM AT HIS BEST

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BUT HIS LEGENDARY CELEBRATION MAKES SURE THAT HER MEMORY ENDURES.

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SINCE MESSI HAS ACHIEVED MANY THINGS IN HIS CAREER THAT ANY FOOTBALLER CAN DREAM OF.

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HE MANAGED TO WIN ALL THE MAJOR TROPHIES IN HIS CAREER LIKE THE WORLD CUP RECENTLY.

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PLUS 4 TIMES THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STILL NOW HE HAS ALSO WON IN HIS CAREER.

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THE BALLON D’OR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS MANAGED TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST IN WINNING THEM IN HIS CAREER.

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