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🚨 Lionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi after Argentina’s comeback against England:

🗣️ Reporter: “Scaloni, people always say this team is trying to win the World Cup for Messi. Do you feel that pressure?”
🗣️ Lionel Scaloni:
“I actually think people have it the wrong way around.
Today, it looked like Leo was trying to win it for all of us.
We were one goal behind in the semi-final. The game was slipping away. He never complained, never pointed fingers. He simply asked for the ball.
He created our equaliser.
That is what leaders do.
After the final whistle, I saw something people rarely see. Leo was emotional. Not because he had assisted the goal, but because he genuinely carries the responsibility of this team on his shoulders. Sometimes I think he worries more about letting his teammates down than any of us worry about letting him down.
That’s why this dressing room respects him so much.
People admire Lionel Messi because of the goals and the trophies.
We admire him because, even after everything he has achieved, he still feels responsible for every player wearing the Argentina shirt.”

[Juan P Claros @DesignbyJPC]

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🚨 “I Think I Woke Something Up in Him” -Bellingham Admits Mistake vs Messi

🎙️Reporter: Jude, you were leading until around the 80th minute and then lost it before full time… that must really hurt?

Jude🗣️: Yeah… it hurts a lot. Honestly, it’s one of those feelings you don’t forget. We were in control for so long, and to see it slip away like that so late… it’s painful. I really wanted to win this — we all did. But at the same time, we gave everything. No one left anything out there.

🎙️Reporter: There was a moment between you and Lionel Messi during the game — it looked heated. What happened?

Jude🗣️: (laughs slightly) Yeah… I think that was probably my mistake, to be honest. I tried to get under his skin a bit, maybe distract him. At that point, everything was going our way, but I also know… as long as Messi is still on the pitch, the game is never finished.

So I thought maybe I could put him off a little. But yeah… I think I did the opposite. I think I woke something up in him.

🎙️Reporter: So no bad blood between you two?

Jude🗣️: No, not at all. He’s my idol, honestly. There’s nothing serious there. Emotions are high in a game like that, especially a semi-final.

And actually… after the final whistle, he came over to me and spoke to me, tried to console me. That meant a lot, because in my head I was thinking, ‘he probably hates me now’ (laughs). But that just shows the kind of person he is.

So yeah… nothing but respect for him.”

[Sholy Nation Sports @Sholynationsp]

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi’s 2026 World Cup is now better than his 2022 World Cup 😳

📊 2022 World Cup:
👕 7 games
⚽️ 7 goals
🎯 3 assists
😮 21 chances created
😳 7 big chances created
💨 15 successful dribbles

📊 2026 World Cup:
👕 7 games
⚽️ 8 goals
🎯 4 assists
😮 26 chances created
😳 8 big chances created
💨 24 successful dribbles

39 years old! 🐐

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨Lautaro Martínez was asked about Lionel Messi’s influence during Argentina’s World Cup semi-final victory over England.

🎙️ Reporter: “Lautaro, can you tell us what Lionel Messi said to you after you came on?”

🗣️ Lautaro Martínez:

“People see the assists, the dribbles and the magic, but they don’t see what Leo does with his words.

When I came onto the pitch, he walked over to me and said, ‘Attack the space between the defenders. Go for the headers. Keep making those runs.’

I tried it the first time and it didn’t work. I looked at him, and instead of telling me to change, he kept giving me signs to keep believing. He knew the opportunity would come.

We were 1–1 with less than five minutes to play. Leo looked at the scoreboard, then looked straight at me and nodded. He didn’t even have to speak. I knew exactly what he wanted. I knew the assignment.

That’s what makes him different. He sees the game before everyone else. He knows where the space will open, and he gives you the confidence to attack it without hesitation.

Playing with him is incredible because he doesn’t only create chances with his feet. He creates belief in every player around him.

At 39 years old, he’s still leading Argentina in the biggest matches, still deciding games and still showing us why he’s the greatest footballer I’ve ever seen.

We’re in another World Cup final because once again, when Argentina needed someone to guide us, Lionel Messi was that man.”

[Arsenal Chizzy @ArsenalChizzy_]

🚨Arsène Wenger on Lionel Messi carrying Argentina:

🎙️ Reporter:
"Arsène, once again Lionel Messi has inspired Argentina in a difficult World Cup match. What makes him so special?"

🗣️ Arsène Wenger:
"There is a reason I have always regarded Lionel Messi as the greatest player of all time. You simply cannot underestimate him, no matter his age or the stage of his career. When Argentina are under pressure, he has this unique ability to slow the game down, read the moment better than anyone else and then produce something extraordinary."

"This Argentina team is clearly built around him, and rightly so. Since the tournament began, Messi has justified that trust every single time. Against Cape Verde, against Egypt, against Switzerland and now against England, he has found a way to drag his team out of difficult situations when they needed him the most."

"The greatest players are judged by what they do when everything is on the line. Messi has never hidden from those moments. He embraces the responsibility, and more often than not, he delivers. That is what separates him from almost everyone else in football history."

*"People can debate statistics, trophies or eras, but when your country needs one player to change a match, there is still nobody I would trust more than Lionel Messi. That is why, for me, the GOAT conversation ended a long time ago."

[Sage @Sage_FCB]

Neymar on Messi changing the game for Argentina:

🗣️ “People will say they're surprised by what Messi did today, but for those of us who know him, this is who he has always been. Even after everything he has achieved in football, he still finds ways to amaze the world.

When the game becomes difficult and Argentina need someone to step up, Messi takes responsibility. He has this incredible ability to slow the game down, understand every moment and decide it on his own. That's something very few players in football history have ever possessed.

No matter how much pressure is on him or how hard the challenge may be, he always finds a way. That's what greatness looks like.

I've said it many times and I'll say it again,Lionel Messi is the best player I have ever seen kick a football. I was fortunate enough to play alongside him and witness his genius every single day. What people see on the pitch is only a small part of how special he truly is.

This is why he is loved so deeply in Argentina and respected all over the world. He doesn't just win matches for his country,he inspires an entire generation every time he steps onto the pitch.

Lionel Messi doesn't need to prove anything anymore, but somehow he continues to do the impossible. That's why he is Lionel Messi.”

[Playmaker @Playmaker8u]

🎙️ Zlatan Ibrahimović on Messi and Argentina’s comeback:

🗣️ “People always say the Premier League is too difficult and that Messi wouldn’t survive against Premier League teams. Tonight, he faced the Premier League himself… and he won.”