The first player to win a treble and World Cup in the same season, Julian Alvarez is indeed special. While soccer fans are accustomed to his brilliance on the pitch, the Argentine star came from humble beginnings. He did not grow up in a soccer family nor did he start his career at a European giant. But from an early age in his hometown of Calchín, Alvarez showed a deep passion for the sport. His parents did their part and the rest is history.

Julian Alvarez was born in Calchin to Gustavo and Mariana Alvarez. Gustavo supported the family by working as a truck driver while Mariana was fond of kids and worked at nursery school. Mariana is a passionate teacher who worked in childcare for the Calchin preschool program. Her efforts have gained the family a lot of respect and it is no wonder that her son feels blessed about his family.

Notably, Julian Alvarez has two brothers named Augustine and Rafael. Like the Argentine international, his brothers too are soccer fanatics. The duo are currently playing for Abbey Hey FC where Augustine plays as the left-back while Rafael operates on the left flank. Alvarez has previously revealed that he has a lot of ‘soccer‘ with his siblings. The attacker revealed, “After I go watch their game or they come watch my play we always give each other some advice which we love doing.”

With his family in Argentina, Julian Alvarez is not short of familial affection. His girlfriend Emilia Ferrero remains his biggest supporter frequently attending his games. But, who is she exactly?

Meet Emilia Ferrero, the girlfriend with whom fans wanted Julian Alvarez to break up!

Emilia Ferrero was born in the same village as Julian Alvarez. She plays hockey and is currently teaching physical education in school. Ferrero also has a sizeable presence on social media with over 576K followers. Not much is known about her family background, except that she has a sister. It is believed that Emilia and Alvarez met while in school and made their relationship formal in 2019. The pair broke up at one point before patching up. But, soccer fans wanted the duo to split up again!

In 2023, there was a petition on Change.org with the name, ‘Julian, break up with Mary Jane.’ This was a reference to Alvarez’s nickname at River Plate, ‘La Arana’ which translates to ‘The Spider.’ The petition was filed after Ferrero declined supporters for a photo with Julian Alvarez. Fortunately, the petition didn’t do much and the couple is still going strong.