Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadow by means of main Argentina to World Cup victory final 12 months and a statue of the diminutive ahead will stand along the ones of his predecessor and Brazil nice Pele on the South American Federation’s museum.
Messi, protecting a duplicate of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue at an unveiling rite on the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) headquarters in Luque, Paraguay sooner than the Copa Libertadores draw on Monday.
The 35-year-old emulated the past due Maradona by means of main Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 36 years in Qatar in December.
“I had never dreamed or thought about this,” Messi stated. “My dream was to enjoy what I liked when I was little, to be a professional soccer player, to do what I always loved in this life.
“I had an overly lengthy street, many choices and defeats, however I all the time seemed forward and sought after to move for a triumph, for a victory.
“I think that is the most important thing, to fight for your dreams, that everything is possible and to enjoy the game, which is the most beautiful thing there is.”
Messi, protecting a duplicate of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue at an unveiling rite on the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) headquarters in Luque, Paraguay sooner than the Copa Libertadores draw on Monday.
The 35-year-old emulated the past due Maradona by means of main Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 36 years in Qatar in December.
“I had never dreamed or thought about this,” Messi stated. “My dream was to enjoy what I liked when I was little, to be a professional soccer player, to do what I always loved in this life.
“I had an overly lengthy street, many choices and defeats, however I all the time seemed forward and sought after to move for a triumph, for a victory.
“I think that is the most important thing, to fight for your dreams, that everything is possible and to enjoy the game, which is the most beautiful thing there is.”
The Argentina gamers and trainer Lionel Scaloni additionally won miniature trophies of the World Cup and the Copa America, which they’re going to win in 2021.
The Argentine Football Federation renamed the nationwide group’s coaching facility after Messi on Saturday, two days after he scored his 800th occupation objective in a 2-0 pleasant win over Panama.
Messi has scored 99 targets for his nation and would turn into the primary Argentina participant to web 100 global targets if he rankings in Tuesday’s pleasant towards Curacao.