Yesterday’s defeat changed nothing for Messi.
Leo has already completed this sport. Every major club trophy. Every individual honour. Copa América. Finalissima. The World Cup. Ballon d’Or. Champions league.
He’s carried the weight of an entire nation, and a club for many years, suffered heartbreak after heartbreak, and still fought to finish his story, which he already completed in 2022.
One defeat will not take away a lifetime of greatness, he’s in no need to prove anyone wrong.
Never forget the happiness he’s given us all, especially to Barcelona when he was here.
This is what GREATNESS looks like.
Go down by one early. Miss a penalty. Go down by two against an incredibly poised defense and supremely confident counterattacking - Big love to Egypt btw. With 21mins left in regulation, find inspiration out of nowhere for a tremendous assist. Score a clinical and excellent equalizer. At this point your teammates who look up to you are all vim’d up and press fwd and take the lead.
Sounds like a fable except we all just witnessed this in HD. Please compare Messi to no one in his generation.
What a World Cup debut from Cabo Verde:
▪️Unbeaten in 90 minutes in all four games
▪️Held Spain, Uruguay & Argentina
▪️Took champions Argentina to extra time
▪️2 clean sheets
▪️4 goals
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