Captain Tsubasa has inspired prominent footballers such as Fernando Torres , Hidetoshi Nakata , Alexis Sánchez , Lionel Messi , Andrés Iniesta and Alessandro Del Piero to play football and choose it as a career , and also influenced Stephen Chow 's film Shaolin Soccer and a line of Adidas running shoes .
Alexis Sánchez , Lionel Messi , and Andrés Iniesta were inspired to play football by Captain Tsubasa .