The captain of the Argentine national team dedicated his award, and his memory, to the former coach of the Argentine national team. “There are many players and former players here like he liked,” he said.
Already with him Golden Ball in his hands, the eighth of his career, Lionel Messi He dedicated the new award to his family, his colleagues and a special person, the same as always: Diego Armando Maradona.
The man from Rosario remembered that it was the birthday of the former Argentine National Team coach and had a few words in his honor: “I want to mention Diego, who has his birthday today. There is no better celebration for him than this gala full of footballers and former footballers just like he liked. I also want to share this award with him.”
The words of Lionel Messi
- “I want to thank everyone who voted and my teammates from the Argentine National Team.”
- “This is a reward for them, Lautaro, Juli, Dibu, the entire squad and the coaching staff.”
- “I want to congratulate Kylian and Erling who had a wonderful year”
- “I’m going to enjoy football for a long time because of the players I see at this gala”
- “I want to make a special mention of the people who encouraged Argentina in the World Cup so that I could fulfill the only dream I was missing”
- “To my family who were in the worst moments of my career and who were a fundamental pillar to fulfill all my goals and dreams in football”
- “I want to mention Diego who has his birthday today. There is no better celebration for him than this gala full of footballers and former footballers just like he liked. I also want to share this award with him”
Source: Ambito
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