``honestly,just because saying we didn't expect anything doesn't mean we expect nothing``
___just a simple girl who's a fan of gdee in her whole damn laif ✊
Leo keep your head high. Football was completed. Another World Cup trophy would’ve been extra cherry on top. We are so proud and honored to be your fans. https://t.co/Ed8jwrUhXT
España levantaba la copa y la cámara se iba con Messi. España festejaba y la gente ovacionaba a Messi. Terminaron de festejar y todas las imágenes se iban con Messi.
Para que tomen dimensión de lo que es Messi. No habrá algo igual, jamas.
Ángel Di María on Lionel Messi missing out on the Best Player of the Tournament award to Rodri.
🗣️ “I’ve shared a dressing room with Lionel Messi for almost two decades, and I can say this without hesitation: what FIFA did is one of the most disrespectful decisions I’ve ever seen in football.”
“At 39 years old, Leo wasn’t surviving at this World Cup he was leading it. He carried Argentina, decided the biggest matches, inspired every player around him and proved, once again, why he’s the greatest footballer in history. If that’s not the tournament’s best player, then I honestly don’t know what is.”
“This has nothing to do with Rodri. He’s a fantastic footballer and deserves respect. But anyone who watched this World Cup knows who the face of the tournament was. Every stadium waited for Messi’s next touch. Every opponent feared him. Every Argentine believed because our captain was on the pitch.”
“Sometimes football gets it wrong, and this is one of those moments. You can’t watch everything Messi did at his age, under that pressure, against the best teams in the world, and then tell me someone else defined the tournament more than he did. That’s impossible for me to accept.”
“They can keep the trophy. They can keep the votes. History won’t remember a voting panel it will remember that a 39-year-old Lionel Messi walked into another World Cup, dominated the biggest stage in football and reminded the entire world why no one has ever reached his level. For me, he’ll always be the real Golden Ball winner.”
Simplemente gracias por tu futbol. Sos y siempre serás el mejor jugador de todos los tiempos.
Fue un placer que nuestros caminos se hayan cruzado. Es un orgullo que seas argentino y nos hayas representado toda tu vida. Eternamente agradecido con vos, Messi.
🎙Messi on Laporta's comments about Argentina needing refereeing help:
🗣“I've seen the criticism and the things that are said about Argentina and about me throughout my career. It's part of football and it's part of life. You can't change everyone's opinion, and that's okay.
What matters to us is the work we put in every single day. The sweat, the sacrifice, and the commitment we show on the pitch speak for the kind of team we are.
We don't need help from officials to win football matches. Games are won through hard work, unity, talent, and, of course, God's blessing. That's what we believe in and that's what has brought us our success.
I'm not here to convince anyone or to respond to every accusation. People are free to have their own views. Our job is simply to go out there, give everything for our country, and let our football do the talking.”
🎙️ Kevin Hart speaking about Lionel Messi at the Fanatics Festival ahead of the World Cup Final:
🗣“I didn't really know much about soccer growing up, but Messi is the guy who made me fall in love with the game. Watching him play made me want to understand football and appreciate just how beautiful it is.
I've seen some of the greatest athletes in every sport, and Messi still manages to surprise me the most. The things he does on the pitch don't even look real sometimes. You watch him and ask yourself, 'How is that even possible?
I started watching his highlights and a few of his games when he came to play here in the United States, but seeing what he's doing at this World Cup has taken my admiration to another level.
This tournament has reminded everyone why he's regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. On the biggest stage, under the biggest pressure, he's proving once again why he's the greatest football player to ever play the game.”
🎙Emiliano Martínez on Joan Laporta suggesting Spain would win if the referee is fair and doesn't favour Argentina:
🗣“We're tired of hearing the same excuses every time Argentina wins. Before the game is even played, they're already talking about referees instead of football.
If you think Argentina needs help from referees to win, then you haven't been watching us. We've won trophies against the best teams in the world because we have world-class players and a winning mentality,not because someone blew a whistle in our favour.
Coming from Joan Laporta, it's even more disappointing. Barcelona's greatest player is Lionel Messi, an Argentine who gave that club its biggest moments. Without Messi, a lot of Barcelona's modern history doesn't exist.
For a club president to indirectly call Argentina corrupt or imply our success is rigged is disgraceful. Support Spain all you want, but don't disrespect an entire nation and everything this team has earned on the pitch.
Stop crying about referees. If Spain are good enough, let them prove it in 90 minutes. Argentina don't need favours,we've been proving people wrong for years, and we'll keep doing it.”
🚨 Lionel Scaloni: “Messi told me, ‘We’re a pure history,’ but the one who’s truly history is him, a legend. Hearing him say that fills me with pride.
"To have the greatest footballer the world has ever seen think that about this group is something truly wonderful.
"Is Sunday going to be Messi’s last World Cup match? I don’t know, who knows? You’ll have to ask him. He never stops surprising us, so…”
🚨Lamine Yamal on facing Lionel Messi🐐:
"I'm really happy and excited for tomorrow's World Cup final against Argentina. For me, it's a dream to share the pitch with the greatest player ever, Lionel Messi. I always wished I could have played alongside him at Barcelona, but football had other plans. Now I get the chance to play against him, and that's just as special."
"I know what the GOAT is capable of on the biggest stage, and I'll try to do the same for Spain by helping my team in every way I can. It's going to be a huge battle, but it's also one I'll remember forever."
"I do have one request after the final—I want Messi's jersey. I heard Pau Cubarsí and Pedri have already been talking about wanting it too, so I guess we'll see who gets to him first after the final (laughs). Hopefully I'll be the lucky one because having the GOAT's jersey would be a memory I'll cherish forever. But first, the focus is on trying to beat him, after the final, I'll become another fan asking for his shirt ❤️✨."