No more dragons, tribal or butterflies.
The Argentinians have just won the World Cup and they want to put it on their skin forever.
“The next two weeks, I only have World Cup tattoos.
Some had previously made appointments to get tattoos of snakes or skulls, but changed to Messi or the Cup.
I already have two or three appointments a day on my schedule,” Tedi Cobra, a tattoo artist from the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, told AFP.
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And the most requested player is obviously none other than Lionel Messi.
Elected best player of the World Cup, he finally realized his dream and that of millions of Argentines.
"I got a Messi tattoo as a sign of thanks," one of them told AFP.
“It represents not only who [he] is but also the team that brought us a third World Cup and all the years of effort to achieve this goal.
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Another sports five playing cards, depicting the World Cups played by La Pulga: “I decided to get Leo tattooed because he gave all of us Argentines the greatest joy.
I think he deserved the title and after failing so many times he finally got it.
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Successful designs for the most part, but some may resent their tattoo artist.
This is the case of a surfer who published a photo of his back, on which proudly sits a more than puffy Lionel Messi, with long hooked fingers.
"The worst tattoo in history", for some, and a resemblance to a former footballer for others: "Looks like a mix between Leo Messi and Wayne Rooney", laughs a comment.
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Emiliano Martinez, the hero goalkeeper of the Argentines and public enemy in France, is also popular.
He is sometimes drawn in full diving, but, more often, it is his gravelly celebration, carried out by receiving the trophy of best goalkeeper of the competition, which is found on the skin of the tattooed.
If these tattoos are more or less in good taste, they at least avoid gross errors.
This is not the case for this supporter, who also wanted to have her tattoo in the name of the Argentinian goalkeeper.
But, to his dismay, his back displayed "Dibu Fernandez".
The story does not say if the fault lies with her or her tattoo artist, the fact remains that it has been corrected.
The bad name was covered by a drawing of the goalkeeper, and the mention "Dibu Martinez" was added.