While posing with the FIFA World Cup trophy, she said this

Argentinas captain led his team to World Cup glory on December 18, 2022 when the team defeated France on penalties in an edge of the seat finale in Qatar Ever since winning the trophy, the team has been receiving praises from all across the globe

However, soon after the World Cup win, Messi returned to French Club Paris Saint Germain to resume club duties

But the magic of winning the big one hasn’t left Messi as on Saturday January 7, he posted a photo of himself and his Argentine teammates with the World Cup trophy

How are they going to convince me that magic doesn’t exist, Messi captioned the photo

A few days back, Messi was also awarded with the ‘Champions of Champions’ award, presented to the best athlete of the year by French publication L’Equipe, for his performances with Argentina

The award has been in existence since 1946 and open to athletes outside of France since 1975 The recipient is chosen by the staff of the magazine but very stringent judgment is made while choosing the player

It is to be noted that this year the top two contenders for the award were both from football Apart from them, tennis player Rafael Nadal, who had a double Grand Slam winning season, cyclist Remco Evenepoel, and two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen were also in the top five However, Messi won the award by a huge margin of 808 points

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