🚨📲 Jose Mourinho to Leo Messi:
"Congratulations on a brilliant and unforgettable international career.
"The next Copa América and the next World Cup won’t be the same.”
🚨💣 BREAKING: Enzo Fernández to Manchester City, HERE WE GO! 🇦🇷
Deal in place for fee over £125m after a long negotiation as Chelsea approved the sale.
Enzo only wanted Manchester City and he’s now set for medical at #MCFC.
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Rodrigo de Paul on IG:
“There is one thing I have always wished for all these years: for every Argentine to know who you really are.
Who you are when there are no cameras, no stadiums, when you’re simply you, just as you are.
You never liked that much; you always felt that your boot was the best way to express yourself, and that the pitch was the place where you had to prove everything you feel for your country.
And I was lucky to see everything behind that.
Every training camp, every night before a final, the pressure, the fear, the doubts, and the criticism. I saw you go through moments that would have been too much for anyone to bear, then get up the next day and keep going, without excuses, without blaming anyone, without needing to explain who you are.
Because the one thing that never changed in you is your love for this shirt and this country. A love that made you get up time and again when it seemed there was nothing left to prove.
And for that, what you did for the national team goes far beyond the goals and titles we won… even though there were so many!
I always wanted people to admire you for your personality, not just for what you do. Those of us who know you know you’re great on the pitch, but off it, you’re so much greater.
And I think Argentina finally knows that today.
I don’t know if there’s ever been a love story this big between a player and a country, like the one you built. That I got to live it by your side, I’ll carry that with me my whole life.
Seeing you walk ahead of us with the number 10 shirt and the captain’s armband made us feel like you were protecting us, and that no matter what happened, there was someone up front who would give everything for us.
And we did it, brother.
We were world champions. 🏆🇦🇷
And as the years go by, I’ve realized that the most beautiful part might not have been just lifting that cup.
But that we never stopped being ourselves. The laughs, the trips, the training camps, and those things no one saw, which for me were the most important part of this whole story.
What a beautiful moment it was for me to be by your side in one of the most important moments in our history.
Thank you for everything you did for us and for Argentina.
Thank you for letting me know the Leo I always wished everyone could know; the Leo who doesn’t need the number 10 shirt, or the captain’s armband, or even a pitch, to be a giant.
I love you, brother.”
🚨❤️ Lisandro Martínez: “A huge sadness, honestly. You’re never prepared for these things, but from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!
"You are my example and an example for the whole world, a winner in football and a winner in life!!
"My daughter will be very proud that her father shared a team with such an extraordinary human being.
"You are the greatest athlete in history, because when it comes to football, honestly, there is no comparison.
"I love you so much 😭❤️”
AN ETERNAL LEGACY 🇦🇷✨
From a young dream to absolute glory for his country. 🏆💙
THANK YOU for everything, Leo Messi! 🙏
🔗 Relive his historic international journey and his records on https://t.co/ZTFIacbATs
#ballondor#messi#argentina
🚨✉️ Enzo Fernández with a VERY EMOTIONAL letter dedicated to Leo Messi 🥹
"Leo, that time when you said you were leaving the national team, I was really sad.
"I was just a kid, and I used to compare your age with mine to see if one day I might get the chance to play with you. It sounds silly, but I really did it. I’d think about how many years you might have left, how many years I still needed to reach the first division, and I dreamed that, even if it was only once, we could wear the Argentina shirt together.
"Luckily, you came back.
"And life ended up being much more beautiful than that kid could ever have imagined.
"I didn’t just get to play with you. We shared training camps, the dressing room, conversations, hugs, difficult moments, incredible moments, and we ended up becoming world champions together.
"But above all, I’ll always be grateful for the way you treated me from the moment I arrived. I came with the excitement of sharing the pitch with my idol, and instead I found a person who, from the very first moment, made me feel like one of the group. You always had a word, some advice, a hug, or simply a way of making me feel calm whenever I needed it.
"I’ll never forget that.
"Today, it’s hard for me to imagine the next training camp without you. Walking onto the pitch and not seeing you up front, wearing the No. 10. After so many years of seeing you there, it feels impossible to imagine it any other way.
"How lucky I was, Leo.
"How lucky that kid was, the one who used to do those calculations without knowing if he would ever make it in time.
"Thank you for treating me the way you did, for everything you taught me, and for allowing me to share a part of your story.
"We’re going to miss you so much, captain." 💙🥺