Lionel Messi added a new achievement to his football career after winning his eighth Ballon d’Or, a fact that filled not only his fans with pride, but also the sports journalists who loudly shout his goals, one of those people is Sofi Martínez, a woman of the press that caught everyone’s attention for “disconcentrating” the captain of the Argentine team when he was giving an interview to other reporters.
This happened during the Ballon d’Or award ceremony, on October 30, 2023. What exactly happened? First, the journalist greets him with great confidence the moment the Inter Miami forward walks the red carpet with his entire family; Then, when she was waiting for her turn to interview him, the player looked at her several times with a certain mischief, while she was attending to another medium; and finally, the moment the reporter asks him some questions, Messi answers her a little nervously. Because it is not usual to see this type of behavior in the soccer player, the one who has least linked them, but who is she? In the following paragraphs we tell you what we know.
WHO IS SOFI MARTÍNEZ?
Sofi Martínez is a sports journalist who went viral at the 2022 Soccer World Cup when he dedicated some emotional words to Lionel Messi after the Argentine team went to the final. “Although we all want to win the Cup, I want to tell you that beyond the result, there is something that no one is going to take away from you: you crossed each of the Argentines”he told the player who was excited.
SOFI MARTÍNEZ FICH
- Full name: Sofía María Martínez Mateos
- Better known as: Sofia Martinez
- Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentina
- Age: 30 years
- Profession: Sports journalism
- Instagram: @sofimmartinez
HE ALWAYS LIKED FOOTBALL
Since she was younger, her brother encouraged her to practice soccer, a sport she played in her school yard. More than scoring goals, she liked to give assists and she always declared herself a fan of Messi.
STUDY TWO UNIVERSITY DEGREES
When she finished school, she decided to study Law at the University of Buenos Aires, but she realized that it was not her thing after a year. Then he tried Political Science and the same thing happened.
WORKED IN A PRODUCTION COMPANY
While I was thinking about what to study, Sofi Martínez began working on Guido Kaczka’s production at the Kuarzo production company.. “I had the morning free and could only enroll in sports journalism. And there I said: ‘You know what?’ I joined with arrows, the panorama opened, the clouds cleared. How had I not realized before! Yes, I am a lifelong sports fan.”pointed to Clarion.
HE STUDY AND GRADUATED IN SPORTS JOURNALISM
Sofí Martínez studied at DeporTEAwhere from He graduated as a Higher Technician in Sports Journalism. He specialized in soccer, tennis and basketball.
WHAT MEDIA DID YOU WORK IN?
Martínez was a production assistant for five months at Estudios Cuyo in 2012. Likewise, she was a content producer at Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina for the following programs: “A todo o nada” (2013-2014), “Los 8 Escalones” (2014-2016 ), “The Ones You Give” (2014), “The Best Choice” (2016), “Especial Perros” (2016), “Make Him Happy” (2016), “The Wall, Build Your Life” (2017), “Farewell of Singles” (2017), “The 8 Steps, on the way to the World Cup” (2018), “Pampita Online” (2018) and “Families Face to Face” (2018).
Since June 2019, Sofi has been a sports journalist for Tv Publica ArgentinaIt is also part of the newscast ESPN’s SportsCenter and the radio cycle “Perros de la calle”, by Urbana Play.
DOES SOFI MARTÍNEZ HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
No. Sofi Martínez does not have a partner at the moment. A few months ago she had a courtship with fellow journalist Diego Leuco, but everything came to an end.
SINCE WHEN DID YOU HAVE A GREATER CLOSENESS WITH MESSI?
“The first time I approached him was in Qatar. Anyway, from the first question I asked him at the press conference, he was always super nice. I feel like he liked me. That time, when I told him what it meant to Argentinians, Leo was in happy mode. It came out to me to say those words to him. “Afterwards I felt that the message had been like a bridge.”he specified in the same interview with Clarín.