Overview

• Sergi Gómez detailed on the Post United podcast how a teenage Icardi crafted a homemade slingshot near La Masía and used it to bring down a pigeon perched in a tree over 20 meters high.
• Gómez said Icardi then removed the bird’s feathers and stones from its neck before building a fire in the residence kitchen to cook and eat it in front of him.
• Hours after the podcast aired on August 4, outlets including LA NACION and Clarín published the story and it spread through TN.com.ar, La Voz del Interior and other major sites by August 5.
• Online reactions have ranged from amusement and normalization in some Argentinian circles to skepticism about the veracity of the tale, pushing Icardi back into trending topics on TikTok and Twitter.
• The episode adds to a pattern in Icardi’s public image, where sensational off-field anecdotes frequently resurface alongside his successful progression from Barcelona’s youth ranks to clubs like Sampdoria, Inter and Galatasaray.