Ziva wears Messi's autographed T-shirt

Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, made the sporting world his own by leading Argentina to the FIFA World Cup title, which they won on penalties against France.

Following Messi and Argentina's victory, celebrations erupted not only in Argentina, but around the world. Even in India, people lavishly celebrated Argentina's third World Cup victory.

Now, the Argentina football team captain Lionel Messi gifted a signed jersey to MS Dhoni's seven-year-old daughter Ziva. The happiness on the toddler's face knows no bounds.

Ziva Singh Dhoni shared the news of the same on her official Instagram account. The caption of the post reads, "Like father, like daughter!

commonlove #merrychristmas." In the pictures we can see Messi's autograph. He also wrote "Para Ziva", which means 'For Ziva'.

The Instagram comment makes it very evident that the young child inherited her enthusiasm in football and the legendary player Messi from her father. Since being shared, the post has amassed over two lakh likes.

MS Dhoni, the Indian cricketing superstar, enjoys football and has been frequently spotted training with Chennaiyin FC, which he co-owns in the Indian Super League.

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