The irony is that this arrogance and narcissistic behavior also transcends into the national team, explaining why half of his teammates don't like him, the other half only pretend to.
After he leaves the Portuguese team, watch all of them come to life and Portugal plays differently, a narcissist person is cancerous, they eat off everyone to gain nutrients for themselves only, in this case feeding his ego.
This is why Messi fans don't like him, and every football-loving person, a good portion of the game requires good sportsmanship, and he intentionally lacks all bcos of his evil greed, tearing everyone down to glorify himself, it ends here.
I'm glad he is getting a terrible ending, exactly what he deserves and more..
To hell with his career and everything he stands for... ๐
Have empathy, if it's within your values system. Have kindness. Have all the empathy & kindness in the world, toward the whole world, if that's who you are. But also: pay attention to peoples' behavioral track record-- & realistically protect yourself, emotionally & otherwise.
Normalize not feeling any regrets about the people you've outgrown or people you've cut out of your life. You're not a permanent home for everyone you meet. They're not victims of your growth. You don't owe them continued access to your life just because they were once important.