"Messi le ganó al rival más difícil que le tocó enfrentar toda su carrera: el tiempo".
No sé quien tiró esta frase, pero es buenísima. Gracias por todo Leo.
🚨🗣️New: Lionel Messi on why he started crying after receiving the silver medal despite the World Cup final defeat to Spain:
“I wasn’t just thinking about losing a final. I was thinking about everything that brought me here… every sacrifice, every difficult moment, every time people doubted us, and every time this shirt gave me the strength to continue.
“When I heard the Argentina fans chanting my name after the defeat, that was the moment that broke me. We had just lost the biggest game, but they didn’t turn their backs on us. They didn’t see a silver medal… they saw the journey. They saw the heart, the fight, and the pride we gave them.
“I looked into the stands and I saw families who travelled thousands of miles, people who dreamed with us, people who cried with us. That love is bigger than any trophy. Football gives you many victories, but moments like that remind you why you play.
“I cried because I felt the weight of the shirt, the love of my country, and the responsibility of wearing this badge. A medal can be silver, but the memories, the connection with the people, and the pride of representing Argentina… those things are priceless.
“Sometimes football gives you the perfect ending, and sometimes it gives you a painful chapter. But I learned that greatness is not only measured by lifting trophies. It is also measured by how you stand when your heart is broken.
“And hearing Argentina sing my name after losing a World Cup final… that was a victory of another kind. I will carry that moment with me forever.”
—🎙️Mixed Zone
He could've easily walked away after the last World Cup, leaving behind the perfect ending. The final chapter written exactly the way everyone dreamed it would be.
But that's never been Messi.
Why chase the perfect picture when you still have something left in your heart to give? Why choose your own fairytale ending when your team still needs you?
The highlight of his career has always been playing for the team, not chasing his own perfect story. And that's probably how his international career ends.
Thank you, Messi, for another all-time World Cup campaign. No matter what happened in the final, history will never forget the sight of a 39-year-old Messi from MLS standing on the biggest stage in football and proving, once again, that greatness has no age.
People acting like Argentina is some thugged out team of animals shows no one used to watch the game.
Sergio Ramos was a bigger thug than this entire Argentina team combined. Real Madrid used to butcher Messi and Barcelona.
People have gotten so used to this soft weenie style of soccer that was taken over to protect their product.
The game has to be soft now because every other kid player costs 60m and your stars now all get bought at 100m+.
Can’t be having a Ramos or Pepi butchering 200m worth of players every game anymore.
They won't share this because it doesn't align with their vile agenda. People support Messi because he's simply that good. Anything else you say just shows your insecurity.
🏴 Inglaterra: 4-2-3-1 en rombo, Kane de falso 9, Bellingham llegando desde segunda línea, Pontas invertidos, Presión alta, Rotaciones en el mediocampo
🇦🇷 Argentina: El que no se la pase a Messi es gay
The Egypt disallowed goal, Rodri handball vs Belgium and the Embolo yellow card for diving are the ultimate test to see if someone actually understands the football rules correctly.
Whatever happens, it's clear this World Cup will be remembered as the Last Dance for the two greatest players of this generation, and maybe ever:
Lionel Messi and Vozinha