Martina Parodi was passionate about football since she was a child. She tried, without luck, painting, skating and dancing but nothing excited her but the ball.

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil saw him lying on the couch with his Messi trout shirt on. In the final, against the 1-0 down against Germany, I could not contain myself. He screamed, cried, and locked himself in the room – in that order. His hands pounded on the door and his feet, on the ground. I was furious with the result.