‘We’ve written a history we’ll never forget’ –Messi writes to fans
The captain of the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi has penned an emotional message to his countrymen ahead of today’s World Cup final against Spain.
Messi shared an open letter to his countrymen in a post on his official Instagram page, saying the most beautiful thing about all these years was never just the titles but the entire journey.
The eight-time Ballon d’or winner also used the medium to thank each one of his teammates, coaching staff, and all the great people who work every day to keep the national team as a family.
Messi wrote; “The most beautiful thing about all these years was 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.
“Sharing day-to-day life with this group, competing together, picking ourselves up in the difficult moments, and 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩.
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“Thanks to each one of my teammates, to the coaching staff, and to all the great people who work every day to keep this National Team as a 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲.
“Whatever happens tomorrow, this group has already written 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 and that no one will be able to erase”. His message concluded.
The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina which will be played at the MetLife Stadium (temporarily designated as New York New Jersey Stadium), marks the first time in World Cup history that active, reigning continental champions face off for the ultimate prize.
Recall that Spain captured the UEFA Euro 2024 title, while Argentina enters the final as both the reigning 2022 World Cup and 2024 Copa América champions.
The final kicks off 8:00p.m Nigeria time.
