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Argentina captain Lionel Messi shared a heartwarming message on the World Cup win's anniversary.
Lionel Messi has taken to social media to perform an action rarely associated with him: revel in his own success.
The 37-year-old, via social media, celebrated the second anniversary of becoming a world champion while showing off the trophy.
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Messi: World champion at last
Before 2022, Messi, thanks to his many successes with Barcelona, was already regarded as the greatest of all time by many; for others, however, he could never receive that tag without conquering the world.
He has had four chances before Qatar. In 2006 he was too young; in 2010 he was shocking; in 2014, he missed out by a whisker, faltering in the final; and in 2018, he just could not compete.
Russia 2018 felt like the last chance, as he was going to be well into his 30s in Qatar; however, the tournament in the Gulf proved to be his crowning moment, as he led the Albiceleste to their third world title, beating young(er) Kylian Mbappe, whose France dumped them out four years earlier.
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What Messi said
December 18 will now always be an important day, for Messi, Argentines and all his fans worldwide, and today, on the second anniversary of conquering the world, he took to social media to celebrate.
“Love December and Christmas dates,” Messi started. “Two years ago could have been a bitter last month of the year, but it ended up being the sweetest of my sporting career. And now, every December I get this memory... Happy 2nd Anniversary to everyone!”
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