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flickyflacka@flickyflacka

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★23h ago

Messi's Argentina story is the most beautiful career arc i have seen in any sports, From so many set backs upto 2016 including a wc final loss against germany and then taking retirement from Argentina Then coming back to a team which was filled with his fanboys winning it all Such a beautiful ending which deserves a beautiful biopic

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aadil@aadil

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★1d ago

Superlatives are things used to describe the most exemplary of phenomena, but you do run out of those, And I did just now, I’ve ran out of it since 2017 infact, when he lifted that shirt after having a black eye, broken tooth, facing off against a side which threepeated as the kings of Europe, against the best in the world too at that time with Noodlehaired Ronaldo infact, I ran out of words, when he almost carried Barcelona by himself to a treble, that’s when I ran out of words, when at the age of 35, he led Argentina to a date with destiny and won the World Cup with a POTT campaign and going up against the best of the best the world had to offer, I ran out of words and well, When this year he went one level above and took Argentina to the World Cup final at the age of 39, 20 years after everything which has happened, 20 years after 8 Ballon D’Or’s, 4 Champions Leagues, 48 Major Honours, he infact probably played even better at this age than he did when he won the World Cup, Messi is an anomaly but it’s the anomaly that makes you push for the stars for he is the stars, you know it’s funny how much human beings can mean for other human beings like my body literally feels sick right now seeing you go, Leo, It’s fucking insane honestly, I think you have me a curse of sorts, making me love this sport so much because of you, so many sleepless nights, so many heartbreaks and so so so so many joyful moments. Lionel Andres Messi Cutticini, you are the greatest this sport has, will and ever see, we all love you so so much, so so much. The World Cup this year, you shone so so bright, brighter than players who are doing presidential campaigns for an honor you won 8 times, you are the best player in the world still and always will be. My chest hurts and everything but god I love you Lionel Messi, enjoy retirement now, you can rest with that crown held atop your head.

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taha@taha

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★1d ago

Well, this is one of those days in football I never wanted to witness, but sadly, it has arrived. You’re not leaving the game entirely, but stepping away from international football feels like the first step toward that day, which I can hardly bear to think about. Maybe the funniest way to honor you is to recognize what you did for millions of people: you made us willingly tune in and support Argentina, all to watch you play this little sport called football. I’m not Argentine, but somewhere along the way that stopped mattering. When you played, we all became a little bit Argentine. I’ll never forget the highs and lows I experienced following you. The 2014 World Cup final, when you were so close to conquering the sport so early on in your career. The back-to-back Copa América finals lost on penalties. But you deserved more than that. You got more than that. You finally lifted your very first international trophy in 2021. Of course I’ll always remember 2022, the greatest World Cup campaign I’ll ever witness, with the most entertaining final of all time. Then we got another Copa in 2024. You literally won every trophy that you lost, how perfect was that? After years of people saying you couldn’t do it for Argentina, you won everything there was to win. But the trophies aren’t what I’ll remember most. It’s the way you played, the way you always entertained me. The dribbles that made defenders look lost, the passes no one else could see, the free kicks that felt like penalties the moment the referee blew the whistle. You made the impossible look routine, and you did it with a quiet humility that made billions fall in love with you. This summer’s ending was bittersweet, and honestly, part of me wishes you’d won it. But you had nothing left to prove. You gave me more than I ever had the right to ask for: the story of your career. There will never be another player who can do what you did. You are football. You are eternal. Thank you for everything, Leo.