Now that the World Cup is over, other news starts to surface. A Russian couple has reportedly filed for divorce after 14-years of marriage because the husband was fed up with the way his wife was criticizing Lionel Messi. We truly cannot make this stuff up.
After the World Cup came to an end, I noticed quite a few statuses saying, “Now that the World Cup is over, I have my husband/wife back!” In the case of this couple, it took a turn for the worst.
Lionel Messi’s performance during the World Cup was wildly criticized and many stated that he should’ve stayed retired. One Russian wife, Lyudmila, perhaps went overboard on the criticism and it cost her a marriage. Her husband, Arsen, has filed for divorce after being married for 14-years.
He said that he and his wife regularly joke with one another about Messi and Ronaldo – but this World Cup provided ‘the last straw.’
Arsen said Argentina’s disappointing debut during the World Cup this year led to his wife mocking the player’s performance.
He ignored her – but when he was celebrating Messi’s goal against Nigeria, he snapped when his wife began mocking the star player again.
‘From the very beginning of the World Cup, Lyudmila constantly mocked me and my beloved player, saying that he played poorly and couldn’t even score an important penalty in the game with Iceland,’ he told the newspaper.
‘When she once again started speaking unkindly about Lionel and his performance, I got angry and, in turn, expressed everything I thought of her handsome Ronaldo, the Portugese national team, herself and all the other clubs Lyudmila is crazy about.
‘Then I took all my things and left her for good.’
The following day, he filed for divorce.
It’s easy to speculate that perhaps he had someone else lined up to take her spot. Or could his love for a player, that he probably has never met, be much bigger than the love for his wife?
Next time, be careful as you discuss sports in your household because you might end up single. Flip the page to see a blurred pic of the couple, whose privacy was respected for some odd reason.