🚨ICYMI🇬🇭🇬🇧🎤: “…when we saw Ebola killing Africa, we never saw you people shut it down; all the violence in Congo but we haven’t heard nobody make a sound. But when we dig our own gold, now I see you people wanna come around..”
Ghanaian rapper @sarkodie jumped on @djedu’s beat during BBC’s This Is Africa and delivered a sharp freestyle calling out Western hypocrisy, touching on African unity, self-determination, & the fight against exploitation.
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𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑É𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈! 🤩🎂
Today, Lionel Messi celebrates his 39th birthday – and looks back on a career that is second to none. 🇦🇷✨
🏆 World Champion
🏆 4x Champions League Winner
🏆 3x UEFA Super Cup Winner
🏆 10x Spanish Champion
🏆 7x Spanish Cup Winner
🏆 7x Spanish Super Cup Winner
🏆 2x French Champion
🏆 1x French Super Cup Winner
🏆 2x Copa América Winner
🏆 3x FIFA Club World Cup Winner
🏆 Olympic Champion 2008
🏆 U20 World Champion 2005
🏆 1x MLS Cup Champion
🥇 8x Ballon d’Or
🥇 6x Golden Shoe
🥇 16x Footballer of the Year
🥇 4x World Footballer
🥇 3x European Footballer of the Year
🥇 Golden Boy 2005
🥇 Record Goalscorer for Argentina
🥇 Record Goalscorer for FC Barcelona
👕 Games: 1158
⚽️ Goals: 916
🎯 Assists: 414
🎩 Hat-Tricks: 61
🏆 Trophies: 48
From Rosario to Barcelona to the greatest title of all: the World Cup triumph in Qatar. Messi has broken nearly every record, won every major title, and shaped an entire generation.
39 years old. A living legend. 🐐👑
🚨🎙️ 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗢𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶:
▪️“People always ask if we treat Messi differently in the national team.”
▪️“The answer is yes... and anyone who says otherwise is lying.”
▪️“We're talking about the greatest player in history.”
▪️“But it's not about giving him special privileges. It's about understanding who he is and what he means to Argentina.”
▪️“When Messi speaks, everyone listens. When Messi is on the pitch, everyone runs a little harder. Not because he asks us to, but because he inspires it.”
▪️“I've played with him for many years, and what surprises me most is his humility. A player who has won everything could act like a king, but Leo is one of the most normal people you'll ever meet.”
▪️“That's why the dressing room protects him.”
▪️“Not because he's Messi the superstar, but because he's Messi our captain, our teammate and the man who carried the dreams of an entire country for so many years.”
▪️“Some teams have great players...”
▪️“We have Messi.”
▪️“And trust me, that's a privilege none of us take for granted.”