MANILA, Philippines — Argentine businessman and celebrity Nico Bolzico has no regrets flying to Qatar despite not sleeping for 30 hours, just a few days after wife Solenn Heussaff gave birth to their second daughter to witness Argentina's historic win at the FIFA World Cup this year.
"30 hours without sleep! All worth it! It is not 'just' football!" wrote Nico on his Instagram Stories on December 19.
The quadrennial event saw its culmination on the wee hours of the morning in the Philippines as the Lionel Messi-led Argentina won its third World Cup, 36 years after football icon Diego Maradona led its squad in 1986.
Argentina beat the 2018 champion, France, on penalties (4-2) after a dramatic 120 minutes tied at 3-3.
"It is hard to explain to not football fans.We grow up playing football, regardless if you are good or bad at it; dad taking you to the stadium is one of your first childhood memories; some of your best memories are about football; you made friends because of football; we can spend hours talking about football; you cry for football; football is part of your culture and DNA," Nico wrote in a separate post with a reel of his experience watching the game live in Qatar.
"It doesnt make sense, it is not rational, it is just an emotionl!" he added.