Liverpool Legend Steven Gerrard's Newborn Son Is Named 'Lio' - Is Lionel Messi The Inspiration Behind It?

Steven Gerarrd recently said that Lionel Messi is a legend. He said, "I think the best ever, the best there will ever be. He's just an absolute pleasure to watch."

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Days later, he names his newborn son Lio. That triggered guesswork everywhere that his son is named after Barcelona legend Lionel Messi.

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The Liverpool legend announced on Saturday night that he has become father for the fourth time after giving birth to a son with his current wife Alex Curran. He took to Instagram to confirm the news.

Lio George Gerrard was born this morning at 4.55am . Both are doing great . Our family is complete ??

A post shared by Steven Gerrard (@stevengerrard) on Apr 28, 2017 at 11:08pm PDT

This news made social media go berserk as they started guessing the real idea behind naming him Lio.