The coolest football fans on earth.

1. Fans kneel before the players.

Fans kneel before Messi.

In 2016, Messi delivered a brilliant performance against the USA, contributing to three of the four goals (one goal, two assists), helping Argentina defeat the host nation 4-0 and reach the final.

Witnessing Messi's sublime performance, a passionate fan risked crossing the security barrier to meet his idol. After getting close to Messi, the man knelt down and worshipped him as if he were a living saint.

2. The most loyal... but loneliest fan in the world.

Emmanuel Masmejan continued to cheer enthusiastically from the stands, even though he was the only one there. Source: Blick

Emmanuel Masmejan, a 14-year-old boy, is perhaps the loneliest football fan in the world, cheering alone for his team while the opposing team has nearly 8,500 supporters.

In a 2016 Swiss second division match, 8,488 people attended the stadium to support the home team FC Zürich, and only one fan of the visiting team FC Le Mont was in their designated stands - Emmanuel Masmejan.
Masmejan is also a rather special fan, as he follows the team's "allowance" to cheer them on, because besides him, no one else does.

3. The most famous football fan in the world.

Clovis Acosta Fernandes, a Brazilian and a familiar face to football fans worldwide whenever the World Cup finals arrive, will be gone for the next World Cup. He passed away from cancer in 2015 at the age of 60.

Clovis Acosta Fernandes is the most famous supporter of the Brazilian national team. His presence in the stands is familiar to football fans worldwide whenever the World Cup finals arrive. Since the 1990s, Clovis has become famous for selling all his valuable possessions to support the Brazilian team.

Throughout his career as a fan, he has traveled to over 60 countries to support the Brazilian national team. Clovis became even more famous after the 2014 World Cup in his homeland; his tears after Brazil's historic 1-7 defeat deeply moved fans, a testament to his love for the Brazilian team. The image of him weeping while holding a replica of the World Cup trophy was broadcast worldwide.

4. Pope Francis, a passionate football fan.

Card of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio's San Lorenzo de Almagro sports club.

In Argentina, a country where football is revered almost as much as a religion, it's quite normal for a church priest to be a football fan. But it's a great honor for a team when one of their ardent supporters becomes the Pope. The Argentinian football club San Lorenzo de Almagro recently received that honor when Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013.

It is known that while in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Bergoglio chose to be a fervent supporter of the San Lorenzo de Almagro club. He regularly attended the club's matches at the Gasometro Stadium, located in a poor neighborhood of the capital.

The San Lorenzo Club was founded by Father Lorenzo Massa on April 1, 1908, with the aim of providing children with a football playground right on the church grounds instead of having to play in the dangerous streets.

5. An 84-year-old woman who loves football.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mau, residing in Hamlet 2, Nhi Thanh Commune, Thu Thua District, Long An Province, is the oldest fan.

In recent years, whenever the Long An football team plays at home, there is rarely a lack of a fan whom everyone calls "Grandpa."

She is called that because she is the oldest supporter of the Long An Supporters' Association; many even claim that she is the oldest supporter present in the stands. That is Mrs. Nguyen Thi Mau, residing in Hamlet 2, Nhi Thanh Commune, Thu Thua District, Long An Province.

Mr. Mau has loved football for a long time, but it wasn't until the 2015 season that he began his journey of supporting the Long An team, with his old-age love for the sport.