«El gol ha sido de 47 millones de personas». Así describía Ferran Torres el tanto que anotó en el minuto 106 de la final del Mundial entre España y Argentina. Un gol que hacía justicia al gran partido de la selección española y que a la postre logró darnos nuestra segunda Copa del Mundo de la FIFA. «I have been very criticized throughout the World Cup, but fate is written, and God always gives things to those who deserve them most,» added the Barça striker.
Ferran Torres’s Catholic faith, which he has admitted wearing a cross and a Virgin under the Spanish national team’s shirt, is one of the most intimate details about one of the World Cup’s most viral players. His sudden bachelor status in the middle of the competition, the famous audio “Oh, Ferran,” and the endless comments about his haircut have generated more media noise than Lamine Yamal’s or Lionel Messi’s plays.
An unforeseen spotlight at the start of the World Cup for a player who began as a substitute and ended up as a hero. And for that boy who overcame a difficult childhood long before becoming a star. Born in Foios, a small town in Valencia, his parents’ divorce when he was 12 was very hard on him and his sister Arantxa. “It was a shock; I didn’t know how to face it and I was ashamed to talk about it,” the footballer admitted on the podcast The Wild Project.
Ferran Torres also had to overcome another very difficult moment after the criticisms suffered at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. “I fell into a bottomless pit; I didn’t know how to get out. I had never collapsed so much,” he said at a press conference. “Now I have learned to get out of it, to enjoy it, and from there, things come out on their own,” added the Valencian, who has become indispensable both for Luis de la Fuente and at his club.
Ferran Torres: Breakup at the World Cup
The son of an electrician and the nephew of an amateur footballer who joined Valencia’s youth academy at just six years old has often jumped from sports pages to the gossip pages. Regarding his love life, his first girlfriend was model Cintia Roldán. Their relationship ended in 2020 when the striker moved to England to play for Manchester City, and they both decided to prioritise their professional careers.
Ferran Torres y Sira Martínez, cuando salían juntos.
Más mediática fue su relación con Sira Martínez, la hija de Luis Enrique, mientras el técnico asturiano dirigía a la selección española. Este noviazgo dio lugar a momentos virales, como cuando el entrenador comentó en tono de broma que si Ferran marcaba un gol y hacía «el gesto del chupete», lo mandaría al banquillo. La pareja terminó su relación de forma amistosa a mediados del año 2023.
La última relación conocida de Ferran Torres ha sido con la influencer Martina Alguero, más conocida como Martina Hunter. Comenzaron a salir el pasado mes de mayo y ella incluso viajó al Mundial para apoyar a su chico. Sin embargo, hace apenas unos días la pareja decidió romper de forma inesperada tras dejarse de seguir en las redes, convirtiendo a Ferran en el nuevo soltero de oro de la selección española.
Ferran Torres’ Shark Mindset
If you are wondering why you see a shark emoji in Ferran Torres’ social media posts, it is because that is the striker’s nickname. The nickname came about due to a radical change in his drive for competitiveness and self-improvement, a concept that started as a joke in the Barça locker room. “It is the mindset I have always had, and now it has borne fruit because it is reflected on the field,” he said in an interview with El Periódico.
Another curious fact about La Roja’s top scorer away from the pitch is his rigid health protocol. Ferran Torres maintains a strict physical discipline alongside his personal trainer. He has adopted methods such as intermittent fasting, having dinner early and delaying the first meal of the next day to optimize his energy. He also attends psychological therapy frequently and believes that managing his emotions and poor matches is his biggest task.
