From Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba, can you match these footballers to their proud mothers?

AS we sing our heroes’ names from the stands every Saturday, it is easy to forget who are the real superstars.

Their devoted mothers.

Forget hands-on managers or high-tech academies – these are the women who nurtured a scrawny kid into your team’s “big man up front”.

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And carried them around for nine months first.

So, after spotting Germany attacker Thomas Muller’s striking resemblance to his mum as he caddied for her during a round of golf, we decided to pay tribute to more “soccer moms”.

But can you guess which footballer is their pride and joy?