Lionel Messi poses alongside his statue which will likely be stored at CONMEBOL museum (AP Photo)
Lionel Messi acquired a duplicate of the FIFA World Cup trophy, and South American soccer’s governing physique CONMEBOL will place his statue alongside Pelé and Diego Maradona
The tributes proceed to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina’s World Cup triumph.
South American soccer’s governing physique on Monday offered the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will likely be positioned within the CONMEBOL museum subsequent to these of legendary gamers Pelé and Diego Maradona.
Messi additionally acquired replicas of the World Cup and the Finalissima trophy, which Argentina gained towards Italy, in the course of the ceremony earlier than the Copa Libertadores draw. His teammates and coach Lionel Scaloni acquired miniature trophies as effectively, together with that of the 2021 Copa America lifted in Brazil.
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“We are living a very special and beautiful moment, getting a lot of love,” Messi stated in the course of the tribute. “It was time for a South American team to win the World Cup again.”
Argentina beat Panama 2-0 on Thursday in Buenos Aires in its first worldwide pleasant since successful the World Cup title in Qatar final December. Scaloni’s staff will face Curacao on Tuesday to have fun with its followers within the countryside metropolis of Santiago del Estero.
Messi led Argentina to the historic World Cup triumph in Qatar 2022 and has been in elegant type since. He netted a direct free-kick throughout Argentina’s 2-0 win over Panama.
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The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future has been the topic of a lot hypothesis since he has entered the ultimate months of his ongoing contract with Paris Saint-Germain.
As per studies, Messi had a verbal settlement with PSG, however talks haven’t progressed in latest weeks with former membership Barcelona trying to swoop in and make it a romantic reunion with their prodigal son.
La Liga president Javier Tebas although has different plans because the supremo has clearly acknowledged that Barca gained’t be capable of register new gamers in the summertime till the membership can kind out their monetary difficulties.
(With inputs from AP)
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