Messi,
I can’t thank you enough.
You have given me more joy growing up than anything. I am forever grateful to you for what you have given me and billions of others. You mean so much more than football to us. You have inspired us and made life more beautiful.
The child left in me leaves with you today.
The hurt from today is not from Messi losing this game, it is from football losing Messi.
The greatest of all time. We will never see anyone like you. Your legacy is eternal.
I can’t wait to tell my future children about Lionel Messi.
Que te voy a decir ídolo, nos hiciste creer a todos que era posible una vez más. Con 39 años fuiste el mejor jugador de la Copa del Mundo. Nos diste todo, nos hiciste volver a ilusionarnos y nos diste lo mejor durante 20 años. Si este fue el último baile, gracias por todo Lionel.