“It’s An Honour To Have Played Alongside And Against You” – Neymar Hails Messi

Neymar has paid tribute to Lionel Messi as he prepares to represent the Argentine national team for the final time. He recently had his say via his Instagram page, and fans have been reacting.

Reflecting on Messi’s immense contribution to the game, Neymar urged his former teammate to ensure he soaks in the last moments of his remarkable international journey.

Emphasizing that Messi’s legacy is not confined to Argentina alone, the Brazilian forward added that Lionel impacted football globally.

His words, “Those who love football have taken advantage of you over the years… Today is your last match wearing the jersey of your team, your country, and I hope you enjoy every second.

It’s not just Argentina that thanks you, the world thanks you for everything you have done for football. Thank you for making me love football even more, it was an honor to have played against you and even more so to make history alongside you. Thanks Leo.”

Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.

With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).

He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).