Former Tennis star Roger Federer has a fan following of millions all over the world. Besides common people, his charisma and talent have made stars from other sporting disciplines admire the Swiss. On similar lines, soccer stars too, have often shared their commendation for the former world number 1. One of them was a Brazilian soccer player who shared his love for the tennis icon recently.

The soccer player also went on to reveal that his experience did not turn out as expected. While he was very much eager to get himself an autograph from the Swiss maestro, unfortunately, he could not. This was despite the best efforts from fellow tennis star Dominic Thiem. So what exactly happened? Without much ado, let’s hop into the story below.

Brazilian watches Roger Federer walk past him, only to be elated days later

Former Chelsea defender Filipe Luis has shared an incident regarding the 42-year-old. In an episode of the Charla podcast, he said, “In my case, I am friends with many tennis players, I spoke to Dominic Thiem, Zverev. There was an ATP tournament going on in London. I was there with the national team. So, I asked for a favor to meet Roger Feder. I wanted his autograph on the Brazil national team shirt. After the game, everything was arranged. We would get his sign on the shirt and a photo. So the time comes. We were told he would pass by this passage. But, he just passed by and we were left disappointed.”

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However, he has revealed that the story did not end here and had a happy ending. A few days later, while Luis was sitting with his friends at his home, still unable to get over the grief of not getting the signature, he received the signed shirt with a photo. After receiving the prized possession, he said, “This is when the idol came down to earth and became a human was the best thing that happened to me.”

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Felipe Luis has surely put the T-shirt in his photo frame and has hung up it on his wall. However, this is not the first time a soccer player has expressed his admiration for Roger Federer.

Lionel Messi and Roger Federer have also shared their admiration for each other

Many fans would wonder who the favorite soccer player of Roger Federer is. It is none other than the Argentinian maestro Lionel Messi. After Messi’s World Cup win, the tennis star wrote a note for Messi praising him for making the dreams of several Argentina fans come true. He also called the athlete a magician dribbler.

The praise was not one way, though, as Lionel Messi also wrote an emotional post for the tennis player on his retirement day. The Argentinian called him the genius of the game and wished him the best for the next stage of his career.

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Roger Federer has also previously shown his love for soccer. In an interview, he said that he would have become a footballer for the Swiss giants Basel FC. However, destiny had its plans, and surely, it worked wonders.