Lionel Messi holds a place in the sporting world that few will ever reach. Perhaps only the likes of Pele and Diego Maradona have ever done so, and after the Argentine won the World Cup last year, it closed the circle on his career having won every available trophy, save the French domestic cups.
Even in the USA, traditionally not a football-loving nation, he has become a household name across those in other sports. As was evidenced by NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal. One of the greats of basketball himself, Shaq was asked to send a message to Messi, and sounded much like any other fan of his.
Messi could even increase his profile in the USA before the end of his career, with Inter Miami having consistently been linked with a move for the Paris Saint-Germain star over the last 12 months. Messi owns a large property in Miami already, and some believe Florida will be the final stop in his career.
Vezonic22
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Messi is loved by ALL, even his haters
Dyope
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And some fools we love him because he is humble 🤣😂🤣😂 No guys we just love the type of player MESSI is #@the GOAT!;;;!!!!
Dyope
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If you are really normal there is no way you can hate MESSI This story of "love one but respect both" that's totally nonsense nobody can mix Salt in porridge CR7 is as good as Mbappe,Halaand,Vin jr etc But Messi is as good as Messi not even any legend is close to him so if WISE people who less watch football know that what about you CR7 fools🥺
bahe
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2018: "Messi can't win the Ballon d'Or because he didn't win the most important title even though he scored 52 goals" 2023: "Messi can't win the Ballon d'Or because he didn't score 52 goals even though he won the most important title" Ridiculous standards for the goat 🤣🐐