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Lionel Messi, may go down in history as one of the greatest footballers ever, but that hasn't stopped his hometown of Rosario in Argentina from passing a law preventing parents from naming their children "Messi."
According to a report in Spanish publication Marca has quoted Gonzalo Carrillo, the civil register in Santa Fe, as saying, it is "prohibited by law" to name babies Messi -- because it is the surname and not the first name.
According to another publication, Mundo Deportivo, officials are worried that allowing people to name their children 'Messi' would lead to a flood of babies being named after the Argentine superstar and that could “lead to confusion.”
It comes after a father in a different province reportedly named his child after the 27-year-old four-time Ballon d’Or winner. Hector Varela, recently named his son 'Messi Daniel Varela', after getting special permission in the Rio Negro region, which was granted after two weeks.
Hector Varela told Marca: "I am Messi's father. Many people chose Lionel as a name for their sons after Messi, but this is more obvious.
"I am proud to be the first Argentinian to name his baby after the best soccer player in the world."
Interestingly, parents are still allowed to name their children after Diego Maradona.
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