With all due respect, Rodri doesn’t deserve that World Cup golden ball and it’s not even close.
Messi was the best, second best, and third best player of this tournament and by a wide margin.
Erling Haaland 🗣️ : “He [ Jude Bellingham ] gets sometimes a bit too much of criticism because he doesn’t score goals or whatever, And I think he doesn’t really deserve it because I think he’s one of the best in the world.
He’s a midfielder and he still scores goals, dribbles every single player on the on the field, He’s unbelievable, England and Madrid are lucky because everybody would want a Jude in the team.”
¿Cómo vas a querer burlarte de un futbolista que ya logró ser campeón del mundo marcando doblete en la final? ¿Cómo vas a señalar a un jugador que fue capaz de registrar 8 goles y 4 asistencias en 8 partidos en su último baile mundialista teniendo 39 años de edad? ¿Cómo vas a cuestionar al único hombre que ha logrado ser múltiple ganador del Balón de Oro del torneo más grande que existe? ¿Cómo vas a poner en duda a una leyenda que se está despidiendo siendo el jugador que con más contribuciones de gol (33) en toda la historia del torneo más grande que existe?
A Lionel Messi no hay absolutamente nada que reprocharle. A este genio, al mejor futbolista de todos los tiempos, solo queda decirle: GRACIAS. Gracias por tus funciones. Gracias por dejarte absolutamente todo incluso cuando ya no tenías nada que demostrar. Y gracias por permitirnos disfrutar como nunca antes. Hoy, a pesar de que el sueño del bicampeonato no se consiguió, nada cambia.
El rey es uno solo.
Y todos sabemos quién es.
Messi. SIEMPRE MESSI.
Javier Mascherano on why Lionel Messi broke down in tears after the final whistle against Spain in the FIFA World Cup final.
🗣️ Javier Mascherano: “After the match, I went straight to Leo. I hugged him and didn’t say anything for a few seconds because I knew there were no words that could take away that pain. When he finally spoke to me, he said something that broke my heart.”
“He told me, ‘Jefe, these tears aren’t because we lost the World Cup. Of course losing hurts, but that’s not what’s breaking me. I’m crying because this might be the last time I ever wear the Argentina shirt. That’s the pain I can’t accept.’”
“When he said those words, I couldn’t hold back my own tears. People think footballers only cry because they lose trophies. They don’t understand. Sometimes you’re crying because you know a chapter of your life the most beautiful chapter is coming to an end.”
“I’ve known Leo for almost my entire career. I’ve seen him lift trophies, lose finals, face criticism and silence the world. But I’ve never seen him look the way he looked that night. It wasn’t the face of a man defeated by Spain. It was the face of a man saying goodbye to the jersey he loves more than anything.”
“He kept looking at the Argentina badge on his chest. He touched it, kissed it and whispered, ‘I gave you everything I had.’ There wasn’t a single person in that dressing room who could look at him without crying.”
“If that truly was his last match for Argentina, then the world didn’t witness the end of a football career it witnessed the final page of the greatest international story this sport has ever known. No trophy can measure what Lionel Messi gave to his country. He didn’t leave with just tears in his eyes; he left having given every last piece of his heart to Argentina.