When Matt Le Tissier found out Barcelona icon Xavi looked up to him as a child the former Southampton playmaker had a t-shirt specially made reading: 'Xavi loves me'.
The admiration stems from a Spanish televison show dedicated to the weekend's best Premier League goals which was shown every Monday and featured Le Tissier on a regular basis – "I'm talking outrageous, sickening goals," Xavi said of the finishes.
Here, talkSPORT looks at other footballers and their biggest childhood idols.
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