Lionel Messi heads into historic sixth World Cup ‘as excited as ever’
Lionel Messi will on Tuesday become the first footballer to play in a sixth World Cup, the latest chapter of a 20-year love story with the tournament that reached its climax at Qatar 2022, when the footballer’s longstanding dream to win it was finally fulfilled. Today, the Argentine superstar himself is the first to be surprised by, and delighted with, his extraordinary longevity. =“I’m happy, enjoying every moment and as excited as ever,” he said on Tuesday after a 3-0 friendly victory over Iceland in Auburn, Alabama. Eight days before his 39th birthday, Messi will lead out the Albiceleste on Tuesday as they begin the defence of the crown won in Qatar, the ultimate triumph that seemed to top off Messi’s career, the most majestic in football history.
- ▪Lionel Messi will on Tuesday become the first footballer to play in a sixth World Cup, the latest chapter of a 20-year love story with the tournament that reached its climax at Qatar 2022, when the footballer’s longstanding dream to win it
- ▪Today, the Argentine superstar himself is the first to be surprised by, and delighted with, his extraordinary longevity. =“I’m happy, enjoying every moment and as excited as ever,” he said on Tuesday after a 3-0 friendly victory over Icelan
- ▪Eight days before his 39th birthday, Messi will lead out the Albiceleste on Tuesday as they begin the defence of the crown won in Qatar, the ultimate triumph that seemed to top off Messi’s career, the most majestic in football history.
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Lionel Messi will on Tuesday become the first footballer to play in a sixth World Cup, the latest chapter of a 20-year love story with the tournament that reached its climax at Qatar 2022, when the footballer’s longstanding dream to win it was finally fulfilled. Today, the Argentine superstar himself is the first to be surprised by, and delighted with, his extraordinary longevity. =“I’m happy, enjoying every moment and as excited as ever,” he said on Tuesday after a 3-0 friendly victory over Iceland in Auburn, Alabama. Eight days before his 39th birthday, Messi will lead out the Albiceleste on Tuesday as they begin the defence of the crown won in Qatar, the ultimate triumph that seemed to top off Messi’s career, the most majestic in football history.
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