26 February 2024 , 20:06
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Kim Kardashian has come under fire for her "privilege" as her football-obsessed son Saint West was chosen as the mascot that walked out with Lionel Messi.
The eight-year-old accompanied Messi out the tunnel ahead of Inter Miami's match against LA Galaxy on Sunday night. Kim filmed the sweet moment and rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share her pride.
"Saint walking Messi out on the field tonight at the La Galaxy vs Inter Miami game!!! He is living the absolute dream!" she wrote. However, not everyone was as happy as Kim and many criticised the decision to let Saint walk with Messi.
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Saint West walked out with Lionel Messi (KimKardashian/X)
Kim Kardashian was a very proud mum (KimKardashian/X)"Would be awesome if some kid actually deserving of it got that opportunity. Not someone who was incredibly lucky to be born to billionaires," one person shot back.
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Another person slammed: "Money can buy happiness. Debate closed!" while a third agreed: "Whoever said money is not everything was lying. Even Messi can be bought."
However, other fans rushed to defend Kim, with one person pointing out: "Saint is a huge soccer fan and has always loved it so much and that makes him extremely deserving. You think having a family and resources that make that available and possible for him make him less deserving? That's very myopic thinking."
Saint loves football (Getty Images)Another fan insisted: "I mean he's still a kid. I’m sure you would do the same for your son," while someone else said: "Why is he less deserving because his parents are rich? That little boy just knows he loves soccer and that Messi is his hero. Just like any other kid his age with ‘normal’ parents. This narrative is so tired."
Saint is a huge football fan and Messi seems to be his favourite player. Last July, Kim treated her son and his friend to tickets to watch Messi's Inter Miami debut.
The youngsters were heard chanting Messi's names as the footballer made his way off the pitch. They were then able to meet Messi as he made sure to stop for a selfie. Kim shared a video of the meeting on Instagram and captioned the clip: "Best days of their entire lives."
The footballer's generosity didn't stop there and he also signed an Inter Miami shirt for Saint. Kim shared a snap of the shirt on social media.