Antonio Cassano named his son after Lionel Messi, so decided to celebrate Argentina’s World Cup win by diving into a freezing swimming pool.
The former Italy international has made no secret of his admiration for Messi, even going so far as to name his son Lionel after La Pulga.
So when Messi scored twice in the World Cup Final and converted a penalty in the shoot-out to beat France after a 3-3 thriller in Qatar, Cassano had to do something special.
“It’s 2 degrees C, water is freezing, VAMOS LEO! WORLD CHAMPIONS, YOU ARE THE BEST IN HISTORY!”
Messi also received the Golden Ball as Player of the Tournament.