Pele sends a wholesome message to Lionel Messi as he wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup


Pele sends a wholesome message to Lionel Messi as he wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Pele's message for Argentina and Lionel Messi

Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But the news that has touched everyone’s heart is that the little magician Lionel Messi has completed the perfect footballing career one can ever dream about. The Wonder-kid from Rosario who came to FC Barcelona with his dreams of becoming the most outstanding individual ever played the game has fulfilled it once and for all.

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Brazilian legend and icon Pele delivered a heartfelt message to Argentina and Messi for their glory. Pele in a brief message of praise to the World Cup winners said, “Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an enthralling way. Messi winning his first World Cup, as his trajectory deserved.” Millions of fans and celebrities have poured their heart out on their various social media accounts congratulating the team and the newly crowned King of the world Lionel Messi, who is now hailed as the World’s Greatest.

Diego Maradona, unfortunately, died in November 2020, and up until Sunday’s final, he had been the last man to captain the South Americans to a World Cup triumph way back in 1986. Lionel Messi has long failed in emulating his idol but finally had his hands on international football’s biggest prize at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Argentina defeated France on penalties (4-2) after a sensational back-and-forth contest that had ended 3-3 after extra time. Lionel Messi scored two of his side’s three. Angel Di Maria contributed to the other one. Messi also converted a penalty in the shootout.

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Lionel Messi’s unmatched Legacy after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Lionel Messi wins 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
Lionel Messi wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Golden Ball award

One thousand three games, 793 goals and counting, a milestone seven Ballon d’Or, and yet for many people, Lionel Messi’s legacy still hinged entirely on the final match of the world cup. In a tournament, the atmospheres have been patchy; Messi’s presence in his potential last World Cup was enough to provide a topping, partisan setting inside the Lusail Stadium. It says it all. Before the whistle for kick-off, the sound was very clearly the Messi show.

The pressure was regularly on. It’s nothing new to the player, however. And crucially, the occasion was the one that could forever scar his legacy as the greatest footballer of all time. Ever-changing storylines and sub-plots are something that makes a World Cup great. Thus, it’s fitting that the tournament came to an end in the same fashion. For an immortal being he has looked for so long, Messi entered this tournament aged 35, his powers on a football pitch naturally waning. The clock was ticking, but all went down his way.

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