Former Barcelona captain Xavi has revealed that, while growing up in Spain, he was a huge fan of Southampton icon Matt Le Tissier.
The Spanish star, now playing for Al Sadd SC in Qatar, won just about everything there was to win with his club and country, including the 2010 World Cup, two European Championships, four UEFA Champions Leagues and eight La Liga titles.
Per the Sun, Xavi explained that one of his main heroes as a youngster was a man who spent his entire professional career at Southampton:
In Catalonia there used to be a half-hour programme every Monday where they'd show the best goals from the Premier League.