ill put aside me being a madrid fan for a moment. lionel messi will forever be one of the greatest football players ever, if not the greatest athlete of all time. it was always such a joy to watch the man play even if he was on the opposing team, the rival team. as a collective we should be honoured that we live in a time period where lionel messi played. the whole ronaldo vs messi debate honestly always irked me as a real madrid fan, i hate ronaldo and messi was just always better ( hes not my goat tho...) but thats besides the point. thank you leo for all the hardships you gave to real madrid, and all the heart attacks you gave me during the world cup. 🤍🩵