🚨🗣️ Lionel Scaloni: “Messi informed us it will be his last game in an Argentina shirt many people don’t realize it yet. I still think I owe him a lot to what he’s given this country, I cried because I felt I let him down.” 💔
This doesn't even sound like a conspiracy anymore. Something clearly happened behind the scenes before the World Cup Final. Too many things don't add up.
• Scaloni arrived at the stadium and got off the team bus in tears.
• Messi "missed" every shot in the warm-up. In over 20 years, I genuinely can't remember ever seeing that. Was he doing it deliberately, or was his mind somewhere else?
• Messi's family didn't even come to the stadium despite living in Miami.
• The entire squad walked out of the dressing room with their heads down, completely shaken up. Enzo and Licha were both seen crying.
• Messi was heard saying: "Let's forget about everything. Let's just play. Forget about everything." Everyone around him looked devastated.
• Scaloni completely abandoned the tactical approach that had worked throughout the tournament, leaving the midfield exposed against a team whose biggest strength is midfield control. Messi and Julián were isolated all game.
• Argentina had 0 shots on target in 90 minutes, yet Lautaro, one of their biggest attacking weapons, never came on.
• Both Cuti Romero and Lisandro Martínez asked to be substituted because of "injuries", yet neither looked to be in obvious pain. These are arguably the two toughest players in the squad. Interestingly, both also ignored Trump during the trophy presentation.
• Spain committed over 20 fouls without receiving a single card. Oyarzabal's challenge on Messi's knee and Cucurella's foul on Simeone were both obvious booking opportunities.
• Cucurella also somehow escaped a red after covering his mouth during a confrontation with Messi.
• Even Spain's celebrations felt strangely subdued. From a neutral perspective, that's understandable given Argentina never really put on a fight.
This isn't meant to take anything away from Spain. They were World Cup favourites for a reason and fully deserved the title based on what happened on the pitch.
But I've watched this Argentina team since 2021, and I've never seen anything remotely like Sunday. This team's identity has always been its passion, intensity and willingness to fight for every ball. None of that was there.
I'm not claiming to know what happened. Maybe it was connected to the Malvinas incident. Maybe there was pressure from someone powerful. Maybe it involved their families. Maybe it was something else entirely.
But I refuse to believe that what we watched was simply Argentina having an off day.
Too many signs pointed to a squad that looked emotionally broken before the match had even kicked off.
I just hope that one day we find out what really happened behind the scenes.
Just think about these things for a moment. Was everything really normal?
1. Messi's family did not come to the stadium.
2. Argentina's President was expected to attend but never showed up.
3. Diego Simeone was seen in the stands during almost every Argentina match, yet he was absent from the final.
4. Lautaro Martínez was not even shown on screen for a single minute, let alone given any playing time.
5. Enzo received two yellow cards and was sent off
6. Lisandro Martínez's injury. He is the kind of player who has continued playing even while bleeding in ordinary matches, yet in a World Cup final he got injured without any apparent contact from an opponent.
7. Cristian Romero's injury.
8. Scaloni's strange substitutions.
9. Argentina failed to register a single shot on target in the first 90 minutes. Even after 120 minutes, they managed only two shots on target.
10. Spain completed nearly 800 passes, while Argentina completed fewer than 300. It is difficult to believe.
11. Argentina kept losing possession. Even when they managed to win the ball back, they often gave it straight back to Spain with their very next action. Time after time, they would bring the ball out from their own penalty area, reach midfield, and then immediately surrender possession.
12. Cristian Romero did not shake hands with Trump.
13. As of now, Messi, Julián Álvarez, De Paul, Lautaro Martínez, Enzo Fernández, and Lisandro Martínez have still not returned to Argentina.
14. Finally, Messi was not awarded the Golden Ball. By what statistical measure did Rodri deserve it over Messi?
All things considered, I have to say something happened here, just like what happened in the era of Maradona in 1990.
The Brazilian FIFA president back then simply snatched the World Cup away from Maradona. Maradona cried and said that Havelange (the then FIFA president) had taken the World Cup away from him.
Today, Infantino has perhaps done the exact same thing. Since false narratives like 'Messi, FIFA boy, rigged' were spreading throughout the entire World Cup, maybe they did this so that FIFA's image wouldn't be tarnished and the billion dollar business across Europe wouldn't be ruined.
I don't know what the truth is here, but sooner or later it will come to light. Until then, we wait....
And Ronaldo fans, listen
You guys spread anti-Messi agenda throughout the tournament. We will never forget you guys. Shame on you Loser FC.
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Today, bless this new day ahead of me. Let it overflow with strategy, favor, and divine advantages. Send unexpected yes’s. Align my efforts with outcomes. Let doors open that no résumé could reach. Let peace fill my home. You said in Joshua 1:9 to be strong and courageous—and that You will be with me wherever I go—so I’m moving on Your word. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽
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