Despite the fact he was just six years old when France won the 1998 World Cup against Brazil in 1998, the Swiss star Xherdan Shaqiri revealed that he has not forgotten about that match.
Although the football is a winger, at that time he felt admiration and almost devotion for Ronaldo Nazário. The attacker, a footballing great at that time, could not win the World Cup for Brazil and Shaqiri was very upset.
When they lost to France in the 1998 World Cup final, I was crying at home," he began telling the Liverpool club website. "I liked his style and his way of playing. He was my great idol. I got his triangular haircut. Everyone was surprised at school, but I loved it," he confirmed.
"I wish I could meet him one day. When I was a kid, I wasn't copying him because each footballer plays in a different way and has his talent, but he was my great idol," he continued.
The Swiss of Albanian origin took heart from his achievements as a footballer to conclude: "Not everyone can say they have won two Champions Leagues with two different clubs. I did that and I also won many other titles with Bayern and Basel."