International Dog Day 2020 ft Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Neymar and Alexis Sanchez

Although it's widely believed that re's loyalty in modern game, people fail to take into account relationships shared between some of world's greatest footballers and ir pet dogs. From Lionel Messi to Alexis Sanchez, a number of high-profile footballers share strong relationships with ir dogs, who, more often than t, become part of a player's family. On August 24,  world celebrates International dog day 2020 and a number of famous footballers have embraced man's best friend just like most or dog lovers. Here's a look at some of top footballers with dogs as pets.

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Lionel Messi's French mastiff

Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has a giant brown French mastiff named Ser Hulk guarding his mansion and family in suburbs of Barcelona. dogs are kwn for ir calm temperament and Lionel Messi usually takes to Instagram to post pictures of his dog playing with his kids. French mastiffs are also kwn to be good guard dogs but Messi sometimes uses Ser Hulk to practise his football skills in his back yard. 

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Neymar's three golden retrievers

PSG superstar Neymar has three golden retrievers, naming all three of his dogs after card games. Neymar's three dogs are named Poker, Truco and Flush. When Ligue 1 was called off due to coronavirus pandemic, Neymar flew home to Brazil to spend some quality time with his dogs, also playing some football with m in his garden.

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Alexis Sanchez's two golden retrievers

Inter Milan superstar Alexis Sanchez is often seen spending time outdoors with his two golden retrievers - Atom and Humber. Chilean also starred alongside his two dogs in an advert for pet food a few years ago. advert saw  three of m playing football in Sanchez's backyard before ending day curled up in bed wearing sunglasses. Sanchez posts a number of pictures with his dogs on Instagram. 

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Sergio Aguero's Dachshund 

Man City star Sergio Aguero is ar dog lover and is usually spotted playing football with his Dachshund in his backyard. During coronavirus break, Aguero was practising his football skills with his saus dog. Sometimes, Aguero's goal celebrations while playing FIFA are a bit too loud for his adorable pet.

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