Most of the famous footballers in the world are known to be dog lovers as you don’t often see them posing with a cat in their snaps. People can’t get enough of the strong relationships shared between some of these world’s famous footballers and their pet dogs. From Lionel Messi to Mesut Özil, here are the top eight greatest footballers who are also dog lovers.
1. Lionel Messi and his Dogue de Bordeaux
Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi is known to have a giant Dogue de Bordeaux, also called Bordeaux Mastiff or French Mastiff. The breed is famous for its size and strength. Leo named his dog ‘Señor Hulk’. His wife, Antonella Roccuzzo gave him the pet as a birthday present. The six Ballon d’Or awards winner often shares pictures of him and Seño Hulk on social media, playing together with his children.
2. Alexis Sánchez’s dogs
Chilean footballer Alexis Alejandro Sánchez has two adorable and charming Golden Retrievers called Atom and Humber. Well-known for his love of animals, Sánchez welcomed the two adorable puppies to his family during Covid-19 lockdown. He likes playing with them a lot during his spare time at home. Sánchez often shows off Atom and Humber on Instagram. Leo Messi’s Señor Hulk and Sánchez’s Atom and Humber are known to be the most famous dogs in football.
3. David de Gea’s dog
Spanish professional footballer David de Gea owns the cutest dog in football according to a 2017 summer poll. David de Gea’s fluffy Chow Chow Maxto captured hearts when the goalkeeper introduced the pet to his fans online for the first time. De Gea and his pop star girlfriend Edurne Garcia regularly share snaps of adorable Maxto on their various social media platforms.
4. Harry Kane’ dogs
English footballer, Harry Edward Kane owns two adorable puppies he adopted in 2014. Kane named the two Labradors “Brady” and “Wilson”. He doesn’t often share photos of his dogs online, but whenever he does, people can’t get enough of them.
5. Marcelo Vieira’s dog
Brazilian professional footballer, Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, popularly known as the Real Madrid defender, is a great dog lover and pet father of his large black and hairy Newfoundland called Lola. The Real Madrid hero owns other five dog breeds including two French Bulldogs named ‘Kiara and Ully’, British Bulldog ‘Thiag’, Miniature Pinscher ‘Bella’, and a Labrador ‘Nalla.
6. Neymar’s three golden retrievers
Brazilian footballer, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, has three adorable golden retrievers. The PSG superstar named his three dogs after card games: Poker, Truco and Flush. Neymar had a great time playing football with his three dogs at home during the the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
7. Sergio Aguero’s adorable dachshund
Argentine professional footballer, Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo, owns a lovely dachshund. During the government’s Covid-19 lockdown of the UK, the Manchester City striker shared a cool video of him and his pet having their own football training at home.
8. Mesut Özil’s dog
German professional footballer, Mesut Özil, owns a cute Pug called Balboa. The breed is known for its physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. Balboa is known for its incredible skills on a football pitch, earning the nickname “Ronaldog”.
Source: maggrand.com
