Lionel Messi now has the trophy he needed most, as he has lifted the World Cup in Qatar and accomplished an enviable and distinctive listing of honours, which solely lacked a World Cup.
Now he has it and, with this valuable award, it appears that evidently for a lot of the controversy about who’s the Best of All Time (GOAT) is over. It is Messi and nobody else.
Buenos Aires erupts after Argentina defeat France on penalties to win World Cup
Reward for the GOAT
One of many first to congratulate Messi was Ronaldo Nazario. The Brazilian, additionally a World Cup winner, put apart the soccer rivalry between Brazil and Argentina and paid tribute to Messi with a pleasant message.
“This man’s soccer banishes any rivalry,” Ronaldo acknowledged.
“I noticed many Brazilians – and folks from all around the world – cheering for Messi on this electrifying last.
“A becoming farewell to the genius who, past being the star of the World Cup, led an period. Congratulations, Messi!”
Neymar, Messi‘s teammate at PSG and a fantastic buddy of the Argentine, additionally left his message for the No.10 on social media.
“Congratulations, brother,” he wrote.
Even Barack Obama, former US President, singled out Messi above all others.
“Congratulations to Argentina and the GOAT, Lionel Messi, for his or her unbelievable World Cup victory,” Obama acknowledged.
Messi‘s Argentina teammate, Dibu Martinez, shared a meme about Messi being the GOAT.
Is Messi the most effective athlete ever?
Others went even additional and puzzled whether or not, with this World Cup, Messi has turn into the best sportsperson of all time.
The controversy was raised by tennis participant Andy Murray with a query on his Twitter account.
“Is Messi the most effective athlete of all time? Neglect simply soccer,” Murray posted.