Dear Lionel Messi, I apologise for ever debating whether you were the greatest of all time. To my mind, your competition was never Cristiano Ronaldo. I was thinking more about Diego Maradona and Pele. I now realise that you are better than both of them. You are better than anyone who has ever kicked a football. I am lucky to have been alive to watch you play. You are the greatest of all time! I bow and tremble. 🙌🏽🙇♂️
I am Ezemmuo. I know things.
Thierry Henry on Lionel Messi becoming the oldest player ever to score a World Cup hat-trick and the player with the most goals from outside the box in World Cup history:
🗣️ “I honestly don't know what more there is left to say about Lionel Messi anymore. Every time you think he has reached the top of the mountain, he somehow finds another peak that nobody else has ever climbed before.”
“The oldest player to score a World Cup hat-trick. Just stop and think about that for a second. At an age when most players are retired, coaching, or sitting in television studios, Messi is still breaking records on the biggest stage in football.”
“And it's not just the hat-trick that amazes me. He now has more World Cup goals from outside the box than anyone in history. That tells you everything about the level of technique, vision, and confidence we are talking about.”
“These are not lucky goals. These are moments of genius. The type of goals where everyone in the stadium knows what he wants to do, but nobody can stop him from doing it anyway.”
“What makes this even more incredible is that this is his sixth World Cup. Six World Cups. Different generations, different teammates, different opponents, yet the same outcome every single time Lionel Messi deciding matches.”
“People always ask what makes certain players special. Well, special players break records. Legends create records. Messi is doing both at the same time while carrying the expectations of an entire nation.”
“I've played against some of the greatest footballers in history, I've watched some of the greatest footballers in history, but what Messi continues to do at 38 years old simply doesn't make sense.”
“This is no longer about talent. This is no longer about numbers. This is football history unfolding right before our eyes, and every single match feels like another chapter in a story that nobody thought was possible.”
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I was a Messi fan when “he needs to win with another club” was the GOAT requirement.
I was a Messi fan when international trophies were the final excuse.
I was a Messi fan when they said he was nothing without Xavi & Iniesta.
I was a Messi fan when his Copa América tears became a global meme.
I was a Messi fan when he finished 5th in the Ballon d’Or rankings after carrying football with goals, assists & a domestic double… just because of one bad World Cup.
I was a Messi fan when every legend could fly with club + country wings, but Messi only had Barcelona.
I was a Messi fan when people mocked his only “international trophy” as a gas canister.
I was a Messi fan when they called him timid because he led with football instead of shouting.
I was a Messi fan when the World Cup was still “the ultimate argument”.
I was a Messi fan when he was judged more for what he hadn’t won than for everything he had conquered.
Now he’s completed football and suddenly it’s “let’s enjoy both goats” 😭
Two goats ke? After all that suffering? Never.
We stood in the trenches. Vawulence continua 🐐
Came as a star.
Leaves as legend.
Thank you, Robert Lewandowski, for every goal, every battle, and every magic moment wearing these colours. Culer forever. 💙❤️
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