Fifa World Cup 2022: This Dubai-based Maradona wants to name his kid Messi – wknd.

Thursday, Feb 02, 2023 | Rajab 11, 1444
Published: Fri 16 Dec 2022, 5:20 PM
Last updated: Sat 17 Dec 2022, 2:46 PM
When football legend Diego Armando Maradona won the World Cup for Argentina back in 1986, another Maradona was born — this one in the city of dreams, Mumbai. Alfred Rebello, a banker by profession, was such a football fanatic at heart that he named his son after the Argentinian star.
And Maradona, now a Dubai-based actor and model by profession, aims to carry forward this beautiful legacy by passing on his football enthusiasm.
“My grandfather told my father about Pele, my father told me about Maradona, and I will be telling my kids about Messi,” Maradona tells City Times.
“It would be a dream come true to witness Messi winning the world cup in Qatar. I am naming my kid after Messi for sure,” he adds.
Maradona, who shifted to Dubai recently, has already worked with eminent brands like Talabat with Cristiano Ronaldo for the World Cup campaign, Abu Dhabi Tourism, Etisalat and many more.
“I am trying to contribute to Dubai culture…. I sense the pulse of this city is fast, organised and I feel the future here,” he says, adding that Dubai has served as a middle ground for him to collaborate with industry experts from around the globe — including directors, producers and film makers.
Maradona, whose wife is Italian, says he sees a possibility of narrating a story from various perspectives to the emirate’s audience. “The multicultural aspect at home helps me a lot, since Valentina (his wife) is Italian, I get to see and descry the art of storytelling through her lens too.”
His wife Valentina Moschetti recalled their dating days where she felt special being in a relationship with a man named Maradona in real life. This was especially since Diego Maradona himself had a connection with city of Naples.
“My family and I love Argentina; my parents were huge fans of Maradona back in the day. My parents saw Diego winning it for Argentina…I’d to love see Messi doing it for them,” Valentina said.
“Naming our child after this living legend has always been on the cards for us,” she added. The couple is expecting later in 2023.
Dubai’s very own Maradona will indisputably be cheering for Argentina in the emphatic World Cup final against the defending champions France. Will Messi’s Argentina be crowned as champions on Sunday, or will it be a 2018 repeat for Deschamps & Co in Qatar? Only time will tell.
ALSO READ:
uae
He now lives in a villa, drives his dream car and even won a Mercedes Benz from an exchange house after sending a portion of his winnings to his home country
uae
uae
New photo exhibition captures pre-oil daily life in the emirate, with snaps of Sheikh Rashid, a skyline dominated by wind towers and more
uae
uae
Two honourees are recognised for spreading hope and helping build a more compassionate world
uae
uae
While unveiling a bust of the Indian freedom fighter, the Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence drew parallels between the ideals of Gandhi and UAE’s founding father, Sheikh Zayed
uae
uae
The Ministry of Interior warns the public about a new scam in which residents receive a message that looks like it is from the ministry
uae
uae
Businesses will be subject to UAE Corporate Tax from the beginning of their first financial year starting on or after June 1, 2023
uae
uae
Social media has been abuzz with reports of prices being revised upward by the government in the country and abroad
uae
uae
The government has extended deadline for companies to convert the contract till December 31, 2023, on Monday
uae

source