🇳🇬 🗣️John Obi Mikel: "I will never forget what happened after the U-20 World Cup final against Argentina. Messi won the Golden Ball, and I won the Silver Ball, but I felt I deserved the Golden Ball. I approached him and said in Spanish, 'You stole the Golden Ball from me. I was better.'
Messi, with his characteristic humility, smiled and replied, 'It wasn't my decision; it was the committee's. But what you've done for your country is incredible.!' Later, when we crossed paths near the locker rooms, he offered to swap awards: 'If you want, take my Golden Ball and give me the Silver.' I laughed and said, 'I can't; you deserve it. I was just frustrated. Thank you for being so kind!'
Years later, we met again at the 2018 World Cup.
Messi greeted me, 'Hello, golden boy. I still have the photo from the awards ceremony! That's when I told him, 'Today I know you truly deserved that award. You the best Leo.🐐
Garry Neville : “Can we now start to place him (Messi) above Pele and Maradona?”
Roy Keane : “Yes, but he’s still behind Ronaldo 😝😂😂”
They’ve turned Ronaldo to a laughing stock in the debate 😭😭😂
#AustrianGP 🇦🇹 | Lewis Hamilton:
“I am not really thinking about competing for a championship. I want to win this weekend. That is my goal. And that is what I have been working towards all of last week, and this week, too.”
“I haven't been out for dinners. My head has been back down, the sacrifices required to make sure I arrive 100% so I can deliver – especially knowing how far my performance reaches.”