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[𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟵 @Barca_Archive]

What hurts him even more is that it’s the same stadium where, 10 years ago, he decided to retire after receiving abuse from his own country. Now, he leaves it hearing his name chanted by the same people.

[n @Nitin__10]

It will dawn upon us in sometime what has just happened. What we have lost won't be compensated. It'll take few decades to spawn another Messi if Argentina (or someone else) is lucky. Can take forever, who knows.

But is it even possible ?

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

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.

[🇦🇷 @edgeandgonee]

Ten years later after one of his darkest nights as footballer he returned to MetLife Stadium again. He lost again.

But this time everything around the defeat had changed.

A decade ago he walked off that pitch to boos, heartbroken wondering if he can ever do it. Tonight he walked off to applause, tears and endless gratitude. The result was same, but the story couldn't have been more different

Between these two defeats, he conquered football. He completed the game. He won every trophy imaginable and earned the love and respect of the people who meant the most to him.

He lost again. But he had already won everything that truly mattered.

Thank you for everything man. We love you forever 🐐❤️

[Motolani Alake @OneMotolani]

Rodri’s Golden ball win shows that the Infantino-led administration is too focused on outside noise. I hypothesise that they gave it to Rodri because they were scared of the narrative implications of giving it to Messi.

[. @UcheKl]

If you think the online campaigns against Messi and Argentina did not affect refereeing and FIFA decisions against them, and also ultimately not being awarded the Golden ball award for best player, then you haven’t been paying attention.

[a. @lapulgaprop_]

Your daily reminder that the reason Toni Kroos became a World Cup winner was because corruption won that day.

[Bayionel 🇱🇧 @LeoBayern10]

Maybe the happy ending is that they now cheer him even in defeat.

[sj @sun2jay]

Just like in politics, it's only anti-football, barbaric and cheating when Africans, South Americans or Asians do it.

[Light @lightfinisher]

He’s talking about Messi ghosting the final while

- Zidane’s last World Cup final was getting a red card letting down his nation

- Maradona doing an entire World Cup campaign with 0 goals with final stinker included 😭

[Fiaz 🍉 @fiaz1899]

Grief is a much stronger emotion, far more intense and enduring than happiness. It’s true, humans have a negativity bias. We prioritise losses, it dominates attention and memory far more than similar positive events.

Eight Barça players won the World Cup, yet I feel nothing but emptiness. Because Messi didn’t win something he has already won.…

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

Argentina never got the respect they deserved.

I’ve never seen a national team receive this much hate for simply winning. Instead of giving credit to a team that has dominated world football for the last five years, social media became full of edited clips, AI-generated images, fake quotes, misleading posts and out-of-context videos, all made to discredit what this team achieved.

The worst part is that many people didn’t even care if it was true. If it got engagement, they shared it. If it pushed another anti-Argentina narrative, they believed it. That’s how low football discussion became. Imagine how empty your life has to be that your only way of getting attention is by spreading lies and fake propaganda about other people.

Every foul was analyzed frame by frame. Every referee decision became a conspiracy. Every victory had to come with an excuse. I’ve never seen another team get microanalyzed like this just because they kept winning.

A lot of this comes down to one thing: Lionel Messi, who is far better player than their favorite player, far better, far talented and achieved far more in the sport so as they see that Messi is better than their favorite player, instead of accepting it they looked for ways to discredit him and the team around him.

During this World Cup, people threw every label they could at Argentina. Racists. Zionists. Cheaters. Corrupt. All based on viral posts, fake quotes, edited clips or AI-generated content, without caring whether any of it was actually true.

They spent years trying to convince people that Argentina and these players didn’t deserve what they achieved.

The truth is that, they couldn’t accept that Lionel Messi and this generation reached a level their favorites never did.

No amount of propaganda can rewrite football history. And history will remember this Argentina team as one of the best international sides ever.

[Bayionel 🇱🇧 @LeoBayern10]

Argentina gained a new fan
I supported them because I wanted to see Messi win, but now I can say I will support them next time and every time too, because nobody loves football and fights for their country against all disrespect like them. 🇦🇷

[Jimmy @FCBJimmy_]

I always thought I wouldn’t be supporting Argentina after Messi retired but I’m only just now realizing it doesn’t work like that.

I’ve supported them in every tournament since 2010. I’ve learned so many of their songs. The national team has given me so much joy as a football fan.

They’ll always have a place in my heart no matter what. That connection is built for a lifetime.

[s @messiiid10ss]

idk about y'all but i'm still mourning #greedy

[soph #ENGLANDISKIRKED @pwdrianti]

I will always be sad for him. spent his entire career carrying bums to finals only for them to fuck up in the end they could never do anything for him never had a good team let alone a super team. they all cost him the second title. football was never fair to him

[🇦🇷 @edgeandgonee]

“2 World Cups”
“3 WC Golden Balls”
“First WC Golden boot”
“All time FIFA WC top scorer”
“9th Ballon d'Or”

We lost everything 💔

[' @say33d3]

i can never be this attached to any sportsperson or a celebrity man he is genuinely a part of me. im not hurt bc of what people might say. im not hurt bc of anything else im only so hurt bc i just want him to have everything in this world. i love him as much as i love my family

[messi saliba fc @nuetrlp2]

football is so mid in this era they will realise what they were hating on when he hangs up his boots

[𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐲 🎩 @Shelby_Messi]

Life is funny man. Lamine, with all due respect, played mediocre and rightfully so coming off an injury . At 19 where his football career just began, he won the World Cup thanks to being part of a super team. Meanwhile Messi had to spend all his prime under ahh managers