SIMPLY... THANK YOU, LEO. 🇦🇷✨
Lionel Messi has played his final World Cup match. 💔🏆
It was a journey filled with records, goals, and glory. Your legacy and your 8 Ballons d'Or are eternal. 🌕
🔗 More about his golden career on https://t.co/qkKEZsNOIB!
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I lived in Japan for a year. Most of my experiences were exhausting in ways I’d rather not get into, but this one still makes me laugh.
I was on the train in Osaka, minding my own business, when I noticed a group of school kids a few seats down. They were whispering, glancing at me, then whispering again. They kept passing a folded piece of paper between them as if they were planning something top secret.
I watched this go on for two stops.
Finally, one of the kids was pushed forward by the others. He walked over to me slowly, like he was approaching a wild animal that might bite. He stopped right in front of me, bowed politely, and held out the folded paper with both hands.
I opened it.
Inside was a handwritten note in careful English: “Hello. We think you are a very cool person. We are practicing our English. We hope this note is correct. Please give us a score.”
At the bottom, they had drawn a literal grading box, out of ten.
I looked up. Seven pairs of eyes were staring at me as if their entire semester depended on my response.
I pulled out a pen, wrote “10/10” in the box, and added a note: “Perfect English. Well done.”
The boy carried it back to the group. They read it together… and absolutely lost their minds. High-fives, jumping, and one kid even pumped his fist in the air.
Their teacher, who had been pretending not to watch from the end of the car, was biting her lip, trying hard not to smile.
I rode the rest of the journey grinning to myself.
That’s the Japan I always remember.
🚨🎙️ Thierry Henry on Lamine Yamal role in Barcelona loss to Atletico Madrid
"Listen, I’m not here to make excuses — we lost the match and Atletico got the three points tonight. But I have to say something about the kid, Lamine Yamal.
At 18 years old, carrying the weight of expectation on shoulders that should still be carefree… the boy was unplayable at times. The way he takes the ball in tight spaces, the bravery to ask for it even when we’re losing, the quality of his decisions — it’s special. Very special.
He made Atletico panic every time he got on the ball. You could see the experienced players doubling up on him, and still he created moments out of nothing. Moments that remind you why we all fell in love with this game.
Today we lost, but football wins when you have talents like Lamine. He’s not the future anymore… he’s already here. And he showed it again tonight, even in defeat.
Respect to the boy. Big respect."
Everyone felt sad for the penguin walking alone and the monkey rejected by his mother. But this video is far more heartbreaking, yet it didn’t receive the same attention.