
THEY START THEM young at the famous La Masia nursery which produced the likes of Xavi, Iniesta and Leo Messi for FC Barcelona.
So they might want to remember the name, Milan Piqué Mebarak.
Pop star Shakira and Nou Camp defender Gerard Pique welcomed their first son into the world last night, they confirmed.
“The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification. Just like his father, baby Milan became a member of FC Barcelona at birth,” they wrote on their respective websites
“The hospital confirmed that the couple’s first child weighed approximately 6lbs, 6 ounces, and that both mother and child are in excellent health.”
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